舞踏

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[edit] Japanese

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[edit] Etymology

From 暗黒舞踏 (あんこくぶとう, ankoku butō), dark dance) = 暗黒 (あんこく, ankoku), dark, darkness) + 舞踏 (ぶとう, butō), dance), from 暗黒舞踊 (あんこくぶよう, ankoku buyō), darkness dance), by replacing 舞踊 (ぶよう, buyō), (classical Japanese) dance) with the archaic 舞踏 (ぶとう, butō), dance).[1]

[edit] Noun

舞踏 (hiragana ぶとう, romaji butō)

  1. butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance.

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Kurihara, Nanako. The Most Remote thing in the Universe: Critical Analysis of Hijikata Tatsumi's Butoh Dance. Diss. New York U, 1996. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1996. 9706275
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