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The Kyoto Butoh-kan is a small theatre space in
Kyoto Butoh-kan
2016 establishments in Japan Dance venues Theatre in Japan
The Kyoto Butoh-kan is a small theatre space in Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
, Japan that is devoted to Butoh-dance.
It is supposed to be the first theatre in the world devoted to regular Butoh performances by Butoh dancers. It is housed in a converted ''kura'', or Japanese-style storehouse in the Nakagyo-ku district of Kyoto.
Performances
The Butoh-kan opened on July 7, 2016 with a solo show called ''Hisoku'' (秘色) by Butoh artist Tenko Ima, formerly of Byakkosha. Two ''shamisen
The , also known as the or
(all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
The Japanese pronunciation is usual ...
'' players accompany her dance. In February 2017 a work by Kyoto Butoh artist Masami Yurabe called "Underworld Flower" （黄泉の花）also opened. September 2017 sees the opening of a third work "Antigraviton, Lovely Face" (反重力子 花のばんかせ) by dancer Fukurozaka Yasuo.
The long-term plans for the Butoh-kan include adding additional solos, as well as creating "an environment to nourish new talent and as a space to pass the art form to a new generation," according to producer Keito Kohara.
Building
The Butoh-kan is a converted traditional Japanese ''kura'', or storehouse, and has walls made of earth and plaster. The kura was built in 1862, or the second year of the Bunkyū Era. There was a large fire in the area during the Hamaguri Rebellion, but this ''kura'' was one of the few to escape whole.
''Munefuda''
There is a '' munefuda'' (棟札) or plaque affixed to the ridgepole of the ''kura''. ''Munefuda'' were attached to the ridgepoles of traditional buildings in Japan to record important events and circumstances of the building. The ''munefuda'' of the Butoh-kan was written by Nyojitsu Nisso, who inscribed in theLotus Sutra
The ''Lotus Sūtra'' ( zh, 妙法蓮華經; sa, सद्धर्मपुण्डरीकसूत्रम्, translit=Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit=Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma, italic=) is one of the most influ ...
Mandala
A mandala ( sa, मण्डल, maṇḍala, circle, ) is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for e ...
style a munefuda to avert fires in the ''kura'' and prevent disaster.
See also
* Butoh Dance *Theatre of Japan
This article is an overview of traditional and modern Japanese theatre. Traditional Japanese theatre is among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment ; kabuki, a ...
* Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city ...
* Tatsumi Hijikata
was a Japanese choreographer, and the founder of a genre of dance performance art called Butoh. By the late 1960s, he had begun to develop this dance form, which is highly choreographed with stylized gestures drawn from his childhood memories of ...
* Kazuo Ohno
was a Japanese dancer who became a guru and inspirational figure in the dance form known as Butoh. He is the author of several books on Butoh, including ''The Palace Soars through the Sky'', ''Dessin'', ''Words of Workshop'', and ''Food for the ...
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Kyoto Butoh-kan
2016 establishments in Japan Dance venues Theatre in Japan