Butoh
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Butoh is an avant-garde Japanese dance theatre form known for its slow, controlled movements, surreal imagery, and exploration of taboo or subconscious themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Butoh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13455818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butoh Context triple: [Min Tanaka, movement, Butoh]
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Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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B.
Taikō
Taikō is the honorific title traditionally given to a retired kampaku (imperial regent) in Japan, most famously associated with the unifying warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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C.
Balinese dance
Balinese dance is a highly expressive traditional Indonesian performance art from Bali, characterized by intricate hand gestures, dramatic facial expressions, and elaborate costumes, often accompanying religious and ceremonial events.
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D.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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E.
Kabasaran dance
Kabasaran dance is a traditional Minahasan war dance from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, characterized by martial movements, red costumes, and the use of weapons like spears and swords.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Butoh Target entity description: Butoh is an avant-garde Japanese dance theatre form known for its slow, controlled movements, surreal imagery, and exploration of taboo or subconscious themes.
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A.
Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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B.
Taikō
Taikō is the honorific title traditionally given to a retired kampaku (imperial regent) in Japan, most famously associated with the unifying warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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C.
Balinese dance
Balinese dance is a highly expressive traditional Indonesian performance art from Bali, characterized by intricate hand gestures, dramatic facial expressions, and elaborate costumes, often accompanying religious and ceremonial events.
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D.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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E.
Kabasaran dance
Kabasaran dance is a traditional Minahasan war dance from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, characterized by martial movements, red costumes, and the use of weapons like spears and swords.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese dance
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avant-garde performance art ⓘ dance theatre form ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ankoku Butoh
NERFINISHED
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Dance of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artFormType |
contemporary dance
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experimental dance ⓘ physical theatre ⓘ |
| coFoundedBy |
Kazuo Ohno
NERFINISHED
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Tatsumi Hijikata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese avant-garde
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postwar Japanese counterculture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abstract storytelling
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anti-establishment attitude ⓘ controlled movements ⓘ distorted body postures ⓘ experimental approach ⓘ exploration of death ⓘ exploration of sexuality ⓘ exploration of subconscious themes ⓘ exploration of taboo themes ⓘ exploration of trauma ⓘ focus on inner states ⓘ focus on metamorphosis ⓘ focus on the body as material ⓘ focus on transformation ⓘ improvisational elements ⓘ intense facial expressions ⓘ interdisciplinary influences ⓘ minimalist aesthetics ⓘ non-linear narratives ⓘ slow movements ⓘ use of contorted walking ⓘ use of extreme slowness ⓘ use of floor work ⓘ use of grotesque imagery ⓘ use of improvisation ⓘ use of internal imagery ⓘ use of repetition ⓘ use of silence ⓘ use of slow walking ⓘ use of stillness ⓘ use of surreal imagery ⓘ use of white body paint ⓘ |
| hasGlobalReach | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dadaism
NERFINISHED
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European avant-garde ⓘ German Expressionist dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese traditional theatre ⓘ Kabuki theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Noh theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ atomic bomb experience ⓘ modern dance ⓘ postwar trauma in Japan ⓘ |
| movementOriginContext | postwar Japan ⓘ |
| movementOriginDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| movementOriginPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| notablePractitioner |
Akaji Maro
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Carlotta Ikeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazuo Ohno NERFINISHED ⓘ Ko Murobushi NERFINISHED ⓘ Min Tanaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatsumi Hijikata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Asia
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
experimental theatre
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improvisational dance ⓘ performance art ⓘ somatic practices ⓘ |
| teaches |
body awareness
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exploration of unconscious ⓘ |
| typicalCostumeElement |
minimal clothing
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white body makeup ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceSpace |
non-traditional venues
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outdoor spaces GENERATED ⓘ theatre stage GENERATED ⓘ |
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Subject: Butoh Description of subject: Butoh is an avant-garde Japanese dance theatre form known for its slow, controlled movements, surreal imagery, and exploration of taboo or subconscious themes.
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