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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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
For the live component, the identical twin sisters Manami and Sawami Fukuoka bring together their respective backgrounds in Japanese butoh and Western contemporary dance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
“Just the fact that a production with acrobatics and physical theater would go and get something as obscure as butoh and try to incorporate it into it — it was a brilliant idea.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2013
Photograph: Naoya Ikegami Kazuo Ohno, who has died aged 103, was one of the pioneers of butoh, 's striking contribution to contemporary dance.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2010
