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Butoh: From Wwii To The West, Caroline Conner
Butoh: From Wwii To The West, Caroline Conner
Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)
Butoh is an underground dance movement in Japan that explores the human psyche in unconventional and sometimes grotesque ways. It originated out of the devastation of WWII Japan and rails against the rigidity of society as well as traditional theatre and dance forms. It has ties to Buddhism, in that both view suffering as a natural state of the world, and both may lead to depersonalisation (intentionally or otherwise), which is described as a loss of identity or sense of self. Gone unchecked, this detached exploration of the psyche can lead to personality dissolution, which can be especially problematic to …
Interviews With Forrest Winston Coggan (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interviews With Forrest Winston Coggan (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Oral Histories
Transcripts of four interviews with Forrest Winston Coggan, dance educator and choreographer. The telephone interviews were done by Meredith Martin, a graudate student in Western Kentucky University's Folk Studies Department. All four interviews are attached to this TopSCHOLAR record.
Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Martin, Meredith (Fa 454), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 454. Four telephone interviews conducted with dance educator and choreographer Forrest W. Coggan by Meredith Martin, a graduate student in Wetern Kentucky University's Folk Studies Department. Transcripts of these interviews are available on TopSCHOLAR.