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Hey there, good lookin'. That up there is centenarian butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, doing his thing on the cover of The Crying Light, the forthcoming third LP from Antony and the Johnsons. As Antony himself writes in a press release, "My new album The Crying Light is dedicated to the great dancer Kazuo Ohno. In performance I watched him cast a circle of light upon the stage, and step into that circle, and reveal the dreams and reveries of his heart. He seemed to dance in the eye of something mysterious and creative; with every gesture he embodied the child and the feminine divine. He's kind of like my art parent."

Ohno's image also appeared on the cover of Antony's Another World EP.

The ten-track Light is due in the States from Secretly Canadian on January 20, in Australia from Spunk Records January 17, the UK and Europe from Rough Trade January 19, and in Japan from P-Vine January 20. Starting in early February, Antony takes the Johnsons for an all-too-rare spin around North America. We're told there's also a sizeable European tour in the works, though those dates are still supposedly being firmed up.

Antony, along with quite a few more fascinating folks, also appears on Marianne Faithful's Easy Come, Easy Go, out now on European iTunes but due January 19 from UMTV.

Antony and the Johnsons:

02-02 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
02-03 Washington, DC - Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
02-04 Columbus, OH - Southern Theatre
02-07 Knoxville, TN - Big Ears Festival
02-08 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
02-12 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
02-13 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
02-14 Minneapolis, MN - Pantages Theatre
02-17 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
02-19 New York, NY - Town Hall
02-20 New York, NY - Town Hall
02-22 Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
02-24 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center (Noise Pop)
02-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
02-28 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre