Butoh Dictionary

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There are currently 3 terms in this directory beginning with the letter A.

Accident Body

In Shadowbody, the accident or emergency body is one of the human character tropes or butoh in real life that either inspires or resembles butoh.

Example: Those experiencing movement blunders, e.g. slipping on ice for 15 seconds.

Aged Body

In Shadowbody, the aged body is one of the human character tropes or butoh in real life that either inspires or resembles butoh.

Example: Old Russian woman (babushka) eating a plain loaf of bread while crossing the road (real sighting)

Ankoku Butoh

Original term for butoh coined by Tatsumi Hijikata. Ankoku means dark.

Also associated with butoh that resembles more of Hijikata's butoh.

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