Butoh Thoughts
Dance is for all who desire to move expressively, with rhythm, or in the spirit of the moment. Dance is global and primal, not just for those who train to perform on stage. As somatic innovator Gabrielle Roth liked to say: “If you have a body, you are a dancer.”
Catherine Schaeffer • Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
“ Butoh dance conjures up a universe of the unconscious, the primal, the dark, the grotesque, mud, insects, and death. Performances characteristically show slow and cyclical time dimensions; it is a dance expression that evokes light and growth but also death and decay. Along with the taboos associated with this aspect of existence, there is a... See more
Butoh Thoughts
I was starting to discover things that really connect to what I’m looking for, which is the quality of movement, the flow of energy, the use of gravity, lightness, silliness. I don't think I even thought about form!