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January 30, 2009
November 18, 2008
Butoh 舞踏
(photos from left to right:亞細亞巴洛克 v-天然之美 / Salder's Wells)
The first time that I heard about "butoh" is 秦Kanoko黃蝶南天舞踏團, introduced by a friend in 2006 when I was in Taiwan which impressed me very much. At that time, a group of people were having a serious of protests to against an urban regeneration policy made by local government, in order to reserve a Leprocy hospital (樂生療養院) so that to protect leporcy patiences who have been lived in hospital for their whole life.
秦Kanoko, a butoh dancer from Japan, played her work <<Beauty of Nature>> during the period of protest, as being a way to encourage both advocasts and patiencs which would be regarded as a form of performing art involved into social event, also add in a certain level of significant meaning to this dance, and also left me a strong impression in mind.
Leprocy is a illness which brings people scared. The way of Kanoko present her butoh is kind of scarrying as well, which made a perfect match with this social activity at that time.
Today, I saw the introduction of Sankai Juki's butoh from Sadler's Well, not only reminds me of this memory but also makes me want to know this distictive way of dancing more.
photo's of 樂生活動
photo's of <<Beauty of Nature>>
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