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The author explores the practices of Polish butō dancers. Underlining the transcultural potential of the genre, she discusses in particular their individual body-mind practices and so-called butō techniques in order to produce a generalised account of butō training. Her argument is underpinned by complex field research which she carried out as an expert observer and a workshop participant. Drawing on a transdisciplinary approach, which combines insights and findings from the fields of cultural and performance studies, cultural anthropology and cognitive sciences, the book depicts the sequence of three phases which make up the processual structure of butō training: intro, following and embodiment.



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Butō – Dance – Body – Bodymind – Butō techniques – Butō in Poland –– Training process – Intro phase – Following – Embodiment – Transformation in the dancer and the audience

Intense Bodily Presence: Practices of Polish Butō

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 19/10/2018
      ISBN13: 9783631765128, 978-3631765128
      ISBN10: 3631765126

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The author explores the practices of Polish butō dancers. Underlining the transcultural potential of the genre, she discusses in particular their individual body-mind practices and so-called butō techniques in order to produce a generalised account of butō training. Her argument is underpinned by complex field research which she carried out as an expert observer and a workshop participant. Drawing on a transdisciplinary approach, which combines insights and findings from the fields of cultural and performance studies, cultural anthropology and cognitive sciences, the book depicts the sequence of three phases which make up the processual structure of butō training: intro, following and embodiment.



      Table of Contents

      Butō – Dance – Body – Bodymind – Butō techniques – Butō in Poland –– Training process – Intro phase – Following – Embodiment – Transformation in the dancer and the audience

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