buto
noun
a contemporary expressionist dance form that originated in postwar Japan, first called Ankoku Butoh, or Dance of Utter Darkness.
butoh
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a variation of
buto.
Example Sentences
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The dancers moonwalk and roll their necks; their motions are smooth and spasmodic by turns, and several of them present bulging eyes and pained expressions that recall the existential intensity of butoh.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
It includes a response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, expressed through butoh dance and large-scale puppets by the Phantom Limb company, called “Falling Out.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2019
McNeely also showed clips of butoh, an expressive form of Japanese dance theater to help the cast get into character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2019
Katrina Wolfe is trying to “wake up the senses” with butoh, a combination of dance, theater and meditation.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2018
Using music by urban electronic composers Jo Wills and Guy Wood and dubstep man Sam Shackleton, the work moves on an ebb and flow of quest and retreat using contemporary dance, butoh ballet and breakdance.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010
