Butoh Dictionary

A Shadowbody term carrying two different modes. The first mode entails a surface definition where "butoh" is being practiced inauthentically, such as in a non-embodied way or stuck-in-the-head, or engaging in only pantomime.

The second is fully embodied or not stuck-in-the-head, yet is a parody of the first mode, trying to break all the rules of "true" butoh in order to find another form of butoh.

Term used to describe butoh that appears to be very fixated on glamor, often with a heavy emphasis on costume, as if it could be part of a fashion show.

Peter Levine’s felt sense is the body’s subtle, wordless awareness of inner sensations that carry meaning beyond thoughts and guide the release of trauma.

It manifests through multiple sensory channels: kinesthetic, proprioceptive, interoceptive, tactile, auditory, visual, and olfactory/gustatory.

As butoh artists, we have a responsibility to feel all of these inner sensations. Feeling and moving go hand in hand.

A subbody term representing the development of a qualia. It is most often in contrast to literalism or pantomime in movement otherwise known as juice (in Shadowbody). The development may inherently imply a clouded body.