Università Roma Tre

This course proposes the study of some experiences that arose in the context of postwar Japanese avant-garde and that influenced international dance in the second half of the 20th century by transforming its principles and aesthetics and proposing a new philosophy of the body and movement. Through the observation of Butoh and its origins, the course will analyze the experiences of Japanese dancers who were active as performers and as pedagogues in Europe and the paths of some of their Western students will be observed, identifying the elements of continuity and rupture and highlighting the fruitful aspects of one of the great dance revolutions of the last century.

- Trasform'azioni – rassegna internazionale di danza butō. Fotografia di un'esperienza, a cura di Samantha Marenzi, Editoria & Spettacolo, Roma 2010
- Paola Bianchi, Corpo politico. Distopia del gesto utopia del movimento, a cura di Silvia Bottiroli e Silvia Parlagreco, Editoria & Spettacolo, Spoleto 2014
- I corpi del Butō. Fotografie di danza tra Oriente e Occidente, a cura di Samantha Marenzi, Postcart, Roma 2018 (catalogo mostra).
- Lecture notes by the teacher available on Teams