Abstract
In this essay, I will introduce the theoretical background of the Butoh-body notion that informs my research. In doing so, I will offer a brief historical overview of Butoh dance and its contextualization. Also, I will refer to interdisciplinary artistic movements with similar qualities that share the same field of inquiry with Butoh. Finally, I will refer to the three major research iterations that forms the current project and bind them to this conceptual framework.
'Hijikata would often say something is Butoh-teki, Butoh-like. "Look, isn’t he Butoh-teki?" he would say, or looking at a dog, "You see, this dog is Butoh!" He would find the essence of butoh even in non-human creatures including plants,' (Tanaka Min, cited in Cull, 2012: 112; cited in Caldwell, 2017: 4).
'Hijikata would often say something is Butoh-teki, Butoh-like. "Look, isn’t he Butoh-teki?" he would say, or looking at a dog, "You see, this dog is Butoh!" He would find the essence of butoh even in non-human creatures including plants,' (Tanaka Min, cited in Cull, 2012: 112; cited in Caldwell, 2017: 4).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-36 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Intersections (Postgraduate Journal - Arts , Humanities , Social Sciences) |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Butoh, Performance,
- Basho
- Life-death
- Pure experience