In 1978, Butoh traveled overseas for the first time. Thirty years after its first performance in Paris, Butoh has deepened and expanded its field of activity. Diverse styles of Butoh and numbers of brilliant Butoh dancers have emerged all over the world. Butoh today is an established current of theater arts. Butoh is more acknowledged overseas than it is in Japan. For example, numbers of non-Japanese researchers and dancers visit Hijikata Tatsumi Archive at the Research Center for the Arts and Arts Administration in Keio University, throughout the year. As a consequence, more studies on Butoh and Hijikata Tatsumi are publicized by non-Japanese researchers and dancers than by Japanese researchers. These facts suggest that there are larger fields outside Japan which Butoh dancers can take active parts in, and that there are more non-Japanese audiences that are strongly interested in Butoh. In other words, Butoh is internationalized.
Butoh by itself has been, however, difficult to define since it still has been diffused, transformed from its original state, and expanding all over the world. In order for the genre of Butoh to survive in the future, it should be important to learn about this internationalized state of Butoh. The goal of Portfolio BUTOH in organizing this conference is to grasp current status of Butoh, especially its activity abroad and how it is received outside Japan today. By learning the information from researches who are studying Butoh over seas, dancers and producers who are contributing to the practice, development and promotion of Butoh abroad, we would like to create an opportunity discuss in depth about Butoh today. By doing so, we are hoping to contribute to the further research on Butoh and to the future of Butoh practices.
Organizer: Research Institute for Digital Media and Content, Keio University | Portfolio BUTOH Management: Recearch Center for the Arts and Arts Administration, Keio University Liaison of International Butoh ― ☆Butoh Abroad Today: Its Extension and Succession
January 23rd, 24th & 25th 2009 (25th : video showing day) 2pm-6pm
国内外のダンサーと研究者を招いて、海外における舞踏の受容、舞踏の理解、舞踏の研究、舞踏の実践の報告と発表を受けて、共有された情報をもとに、海外、とくにヨーロッパでの舞踏の現在を討議して、舞踏の未来を展望します。 In this conference, the status of Butoh overseas―how Butoh is received, understood, studied and practiced― will be presented by Butoh dancers and Butoh researchers who are active in Japan and overseas. Based on these information presented, the present status of Butoh overseas is discussed in order to consider the future of Butoh.
【ゲストコーチング】SU-EN(スウェーデン)、遠藤公義(ドイツ) | Workshop Instructor: SU-EN (Sweden), Endo Tadashi (Germany) 【コメンタリー(予定)】室伏鴻、中嶋夏、和栗由紀夫、正朔、國吉和子 | Panel: Murobushi Ko, Nakajima Natsu, Waguri Yukio, Seisaku, Kuniyoshi Kazuko 【モデュレート】森下隆、溝端俊夫 |Moderator: M. Takashi, Mizohata Toshio 【協力】ボローニャ大学 音楽・演劇学部、大野一雄舞踏研究所| Cooperation: Università di Bologna (Departimento di Musica e Spettacolo), Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio 【後援】財団法人セゾン文化財団 | Support: The Saison Foundation
海外のダンサーが舞踏のトレーニングや教育の実際をワークショップスタイルで公開・発表。海外での舞踏の実践を体験的に確認するとともに、国際化した舞踏の内容や方法を考察して、その意義や課題を討議し、舞踏の指導や教育のあり方を考えます(ワークショップ参加者募集!)。 Butoh dancers and researchers who are active in Japan and overseas will present methods of Butoh training and education by leading workshops. Meanings and issues of the methods of Butoh instruction and education that has become an international phenomenon will be considered by observing and participating these workshops. SU-EN and Endo Tadashi will lead these workshops. Now inviting participants!