BRIDGET SCOTT

I was born in London, the sixth child and a twin in a family of eight. My parents met at Art School. My father, recognising the need to feed his growing brood, became a legal aid lawyer and my mother became a ceramic artist. We lived in a crumbling Victorian house full of people and pets. In 1989, intending to have a six month break from legal training and follow my interest in pottery, I came to Kyoto... However, my life took a different direction after I went to see a dance performance by butoh master Katsura Kan, shortly after arriving in Kyoto. The dance moved something deep inside and motivated me to discover more about artistic expression through butoh. With no previous experience in dance or performance, I began taking Kan's classes and became a group member of "Saltimbanques". The process to consciously move my body has been an ongoing struggle. In those early days, I couldn't speak Japanese and I was full of grief after the recent death of my mother. Even though it was..