Butoh Dictionary
There are currently 7 terms in this directory beginning with the letter N.
Nest
A Tatsumi Hijikata term which appears to hint at the concept of the multiplicity body.
The term multiplicity is used in the work of Deleuze and Guattari.
Simply means viewing the body as a constantly shifting multiple. Whether the elements are pores, cells, or micro facial expressions, the idea is to see them all as distinct dancers. In other words, we are seeing all the intriguing trees in the forest instead of “just a forest.” We are seeing both the parts and the gestalt (whole).
In Tatsumi Hijikata’s butoh score Quiet House, he called this concept the nest(nest body, nest eyes, etc.).
The term multiplicity is used in the work of Deleuze and Guattari.
Simply means viewing the body as a constantly shifting multiple. Whether the elements are pores, cells, or micro facial expressions, the idea is to see them all as distinct dancers. In other words, we are seeing all the intriguing trees in the forest instead of “just a forest.” We are seeing both the parts and the gestalt (whole).
In Tatsumi Hijikata’s butoh score Quiet House, he called this concept the nest(nest body, nest eyes, etc.).
Noguchi Taiso
A somatic, water-based system developed by Michizo Noguchi (1914 - 1998) with its own set of detailed exercises.
The practice enables the feeling of gravity and an effortless way to move via successional fluidity.
May also be known as the water body.
Butoh artists basing their movement in Noguchi: Yumiko Yoshioka, Julie Becton Gillum, Minako Seki, and many others
The practice enables the feeling of gravity and an effortless way to move via successional fluidity.
May also be known as the water body.
Butoh artists basing their movement in Noguchi: Yumiko Yoshioka, Julie Becton Gillum, Minako Seki, and many others
Nomadic Rhizome
This is a Subbody term associated with site-specific multi-location performance. Both "nomadic" and "rhizome" are inspired by Deleuze & Guattari's philosophical jargon.
An example of a "nomadic rhizome" is one performance that takes place in multiple locations and so often, the audience are made to travel to various locations to see all the performances.
An example of a "nomadic rhizome" is one performance that takes place in multiple locations and so often, the audience are made to travel to various locations to see all the performances.
Non-linear Strings
A Shadowbody term denoting strings that pull but endlessly break from their linearity. There is a general direction, but getting there is nonlinear.
A non-linear string/line is a deterritorialized line, a line that is fermented, a line that has lost its way, but still has a beginning and end. This line is a line that has embraced the scribble. non-linear strings.
A non-linear string/line is a deterritorialized line, a line that is fermented, a line that has lost its way, but still has a beginning and end. This line is a line that has embraced the scribble. non-linear strings.
Non-mover Investigator
Shadowbody exercise where the dancer tries very hard to find areas that they have been hiding from. If the dancer finds them yet still cannot move them, they can move around them and over time, they will get closer and closer to the target. This exercise can be taken further by having someone possess the movement wand which will be a flower or weed which they can touch to any part of the body that they feel is being ignored. Whichever part of the body is touched is to be danced.
Nurture
For Shadowbody, this is the most important state for butoh.
To butoh scholar P Liao, this could be associated with her first stage of butoh creation, emptying.
To butoh scholar P Liao, this could be associated with her first stage of butoh creation, emptying.
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