Public on-sale begins on August 11, 2026.
Ticket price to be announced. Student tickets always $11. Eligible for CLE Credit.
“A repertoire of work that is graceful and visually stunning, immersing audiences in its hypnotic light.” – The Straits Times
Sankai Juku creates work that unfolds slowly and deliberately, into what can feel like a new world, where forces like time and gravity seem to act on us in radically new ways.
In TOTEM: Void and Height, dancers move with extraordinary presence and precision. Practicing the Japanese dance tradition of Butoh, the company’s performances exist somehow between stillness and action, between gravity and transcendence—and sometimes feel less like watching dance and more like stepping inside a waking dream.
The final work choreographed by their founder Ushio Amagatsu before his death in 2024, TOTEM: Void and Height reflects a lifelong exploration of the relationship between the human body, the natural world, and the forces that shape them both. Through striking imagery and breathtaking physical control, the performance invites audiences to slow down, pay attention, and experience time differently.
This is a rare opportunity to encounter one of the world’s most influential contemporary dance companies and the final artistic vision of the artist who shaped it for more than five decades.
Why We’re Presenting This
At Carolina Performing Arts we value the special opportunity for communal reflection that performing arts experiences can provide. In an era defined by urgency, distraction, and constant stimulation, Carolina Performing Arts‘ inaugural Joy Kasson Artists in Residence Sankai Juku offer us a rare chance to be fully present, together, in a refreshingly different relationship with time.
Event Details
- Runtime: approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, with no intermission
- Late seating policy: to be announced
- Additional information: visit our FAQ page
About the Artists
To learn more about Sankai Juku, click here.
Discount Information
We offer several discounts for CPA series performances only. Partner and rental events are not eligible.
Important Notes
- Discounts must be applied at the time of purchase and cannot be added retroactively.
- Only one discount can be used per order.
- Enter discount code before adding tickets to cart.*
UNC-Chapel Hill Students
$11 ticketsZones 3, 4 & 5
UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty & Staff
25% offUNCRET2627 Retired faculty/staff
UNC Health Staff
25% offCarolina Alumni Members
15% offSeniors (65+)
15% offNon-UNC Students
K–College, statewide
$11 ticketsZones 3, 4 & 5
Military & First Responders
15% off*We reserve the right to cancel tickets that do not follow these guidelines.