Butoh (舞踏, Butō) is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Following World War II, butoh …

Butoh is an avant-garde art form born in Japan in the 1950’s. Butoh developed at the height of the Japanese Counter Culture Movement and was influenced by surrealism, neo dada, French mime …

Jan 14, 2023 · Exploring Japanese culture would not be complete without delving into the world of Butoh dance, also known as the “Dance of Darkness.” This avant-garde dance form is a staple of Japanese …

Jan 14, 2022 · An avant garde Japanese dance form with a deep connection to the nature of being. If that has piqued your curiosity, read on for all you need to know about Butoh.

Ankoku Butoh has remained popular among radical artists, young students, and avant-garde theatre makers since its inception. With its global spread via the works of SANKAIJUKU and Kazuo Ohno, it...

Oct 17, 2019 · The two Kanji characters that form Butoh (舞踏) translate to dance and step, although it was originally called ankoku butoh (暗黒舞踏), ‘dance of darkness’.

Dec 4, 2024 · Butoh, a Japanese dance-theater art form characterized by slow dance moves, straddles both beauty and horror. With shaved heads and painted white bodies, dancers contort their bodies …

I will explore the origins of Butoh; its history frames its motives as an embodied art form of resistance and resilience. I will then emphasize certain characteristics of Butoh to offer an in-depth …

Butoh, 舞踏, originally called Ankoku Butoh (Dance of Darkness) conceived in Japan during the late 50’s and early 60’s, during the social turmoil after the war sought to find an expression through dance.

Butoh was born in Japan between the 1950s and 1970s. There were two outstanding revolutionaries of dance, Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, and their revolutions were called “butoh” afterwards.