Butoh dance training : secrets of Japanese dance through the Alishina method /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Japanese. |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Singing Dragon,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- The future of Butoh
- Teaching method
- Part 1. Body training,basic exercises: 1.1 Seiza, breathing and relaxation technique; 1.2 The back; 1.3 Arms, shoulders and neck; 1.4 The torso, the lower back and the intercostal muscles; 1.5 Feet, legs and hip joint; 1.6 The face; 1.7 Hands-fingers; 1.8 Handstand and headstand; 1.9 Relevant elements in dance instruction; 1.10 Dancing as a professional
- Part 2. Qi training, improvisation: 2.1 Qi training, improvisation; 2.2 Waving; 2.3 About improvisation; 2.4 Qi transmission, connections; 2.5 Standing up, walking
- 2.6 The baby, the beast; 2.7 Quality of movement; 2.8 The spiral, the 8; 2.9 Disassociated movements (Activation of brain functions/training the prefrontal cortex)
- Part 3. Application: 3.1 Immobility; 3.2 Creating a picture (Dealing with space); 3.3 Sounds: the relationship between dance and music; 3.4 Voice training; 3.5 Transmission games; 3.6 About reproduction and imitation; 3.7 Strengthening the five senses; 3.8 Developing the sense of time and space; 3.9 Kosoku Mai; 3.10 Creation and evaluation.