Japoński teatr tańca butō a buddyzm zen
Michał Sokołowski
The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture 2018 DOI: 10.4467/24506249pj.18.012.10829 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Key points | Argues that butoh, as created by Hijikata Tatsumi and Ōno Kazuo, shares affinities with Zen Buddhist philosophy, including intuition, spontaneity, transformation, and the cleansing of movement from intention, while noting that researchers' linking of butoh to Zen is sometimes criticized as an unjustified stereotype. |
Abstract
Butoh is, created in the late 1950s, a Japanese avant-garde dance theatre. Its main representatives were Hijikata Tatsumi (1928–1986) and Åno Kazuo (1906–2010). Hijikata criticized the rigid division into theater and dance, denied any form of strict codification of dance, and also rejected the concepts of technique and methods. Also for Åno rigid frame of existing dance genres turned out to be insufficient and he created his own dance, based on structural improvisation. They both started with contemporary dance, fascinated by its possibilities, and finally created their own form. Intuition, spontaneity and the ability to transformation were the key to their dance. Some researchers connect butoh with Zen, seeing it as a meditation in motion, involving cleansing of motions from intentions and release from oneself. The position that links butoh with Zen is sometimes criticized and presented as its unjustified stereotypization. The aim of the article is to look at the similarities and relations between butÅ and the philosophy of Zen Buddhism.
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