Butoh: Metamorphic Dance and Global Alchemy

Contents

Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part One Alchemy and Morphology Chapter 1. Butoh Alchemy 11 Chapter 2. The Morphology of Butoh 37 Chapter 3. Is Butoh a Philosophy? 63 Part Two Alchemists: Essays and Poetry on Transformation 1. One Thousand Days of Sunshine and Peace 81 2. Whole World Friend 91 3. History Lessons 102 4. Crocodile Time 112 5. Goya La Quinto del Sordo 116 6. The Sounding Bell 123 7. Ancient Dance and Headless 129 8. Salt 135 9. Da Vinci 139 10. The Cosmos in Every Corner 149 11. Risky Plastic 155 12. Fine Bone China 161 13. Moving MA 167 14. Weak with Spirit 172 15. Waking Woman 183 16. Torn 187 17. Butoh Ritual Mexicano 191 18. Mourning the Earth 196 19. Quick Silver 201 20. Daemon of the Riverbank 205 Part Three Ursprung Unfinished 21. Ursprung 213 22. Kuu (Emptiness) 218 Biographies of Dancers 227 Notes 237 Bibliography 247 Index 253 ...