{"product_id":"butoh-cradling-empty-space-paperback","title":"Butoh: Cradling Empty Space - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVangeline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproaching the avant-garde Japanese performance art form of butoh from a cross-cultural, gender studies, and scientific perspective, award-winning artist and teacher Vangeline brings a fresh look at this postmodern dance form.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Butoh, a performance art form that grew out of the Japanese avant-garde scene of the 1950s, has traveled from east to west over the last 60 years, growing in popularity as it evolves. With origins in modern dance, French mime, and the surrealist movement, this fascinating postmodern dance genre is often thought of as mysterious and is frequently misunderstood. Through twenty years of research, interviews with some of the world's top practitioners, historical documents, and rare photographs, Vangeline shines a light on this \"dance of darkness.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e New revelations include the under-represented role of women in the development of the form, the connection between butoh and neuroscience, and the cross-cultural perspective of international influences on the evolution of the dance. \u003cem\u003eButoh: Cradling Empty Space \u003c\/em\u003ewill appeal to dance students, teachers, performance art scholars, movers, and anyone interested in choreography, theater, and Japanese history, culture and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes rare photographs, helpful graphics, a detailed bibliography and footnotes, and resources for additional information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" A] handbook for the butoh practitioner, the (art) historian, the dance critic, and the curious reader. Encompassing, and reconciling, problems of movement, gender, race and universality, \u003cem\u003eCradling Empty Space\u003c\/em\u003e guides the reader through the many possibilities of butoh.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Alice Baldock, Faculty of History, University of Oxford, from the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Vangeline's choreography and dance work: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" She] moves with the clockwork deliberation of a practiced Japanese Butoh artist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728944074815,"sku":"9781735766003","price":90.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5dcd4696ddc712a957a114b2191c2bce.webp?v=1765120371","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/butoh-cradling-empty-space-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}