Atlanta’s dance scene is vibrant and eclectic, and we are honored to highlight some of the many local dancers who move us with their movements in our ongoing series “Speaking of Dance.”
This edition highlights Atlanta performer Frankie Mulinix, the founder and artistic director of Burning Bones Physical Theatre. They specialize in the evocative Butoh, a 1950s-era Japanese dance-theater art form that blends German expressionism, mime, and European philosophy to explore taboo subjects through dance.
For Mulinix, discovering Butoh during their undergraduate studies was transformative. “My body said, this is home,” they shared.
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