Beyond Butoh - A Body Not To Be Consumed

DAN4327.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2021 Beyond Butoh - A Body Not To Be Consumed

Course Description

Summary

This advanced level movement-based course is designed for students with prior experience in dance technique or movement practice. By using a series of breath, somatic, improvisational and compositional practices inspired by butoh, we will develop ways of embodying unorthodox and complex ideas dealing with the ever-becoming, inconsumable, and vaporizing body. Students will be encouraged to closely observe, question and keep their awareness open toward what is occurring in both outer and inner landscapes, aiming at composing new relationships between them. In this way, we work to maximize our perceptions and to control the subtle energy and expression of each body part while investigating the ever-evolving process of transformation.

Prerequisites

Permission of Instructor.

Please contact the faculty member : mnishimura@bennington.edu

Corequisites

Dance or Drama lab assignment if students sign up for 4 or more credits in dance.

Instructor

  • Mina Nishimura

Day and Time

Academic Term

Spring 2021

Area of Study

Credits

2

Course Level

4000

Maximum Enrollment

20