Theatre Processes

Butoh Research
Short Summary:
This article is about  how the dance is not movement itself but it is greatly related with movement. At first it compares the body to a building because buildings have strength, flexibility and balance. Before dancing, the body need appropriate training  which means that the lower body can be trained in order for the upper body to relax. Butoh is a form of contemporary dance created in the late 1950's by 方巽 Tatsumi Hijikata. It is contemporary in the very precise sense of the term, reflecting as it does the necessities and demands of the times. Butoh charged through Japan's avant-garde scene, fueled by the tremendous power of several dancers, first and foremost Tatsumi Hijikata with his ankoku butoh.

Verbs:
  • Disintegrate
  • Vanish
  • Extinguish
  • Melt
  • Crumble
Figures:
  • Sour Apple
  • Young Lion
  • Dirty Shirt
  • Clean Pants
  • Old Chair
Substances:
  • Water
  • Oil
  • Mud
  • Alcohol
  • Coke
Movement Sentences:
  • The sour apple disintegrates in the oil
  • The young lion vanishes in the water
  • The dirty shirt melts with the alcohol
  • The clean pants crumble with the coke
  • The old chair extinguishes in the mud
1st Grade Workshop

The game that I will be presenting to the children will be called "Pronounce or Out" and it will involve having a limited time to pronounce a word correctly and if they miss it, then they are out and each time a student comes out, the words become harder and harder.

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