京都舞踏劇場２０１６年７月７日から As business office of a PR drive to entice people to a novel house to showcase the Japanese avant-garde trip the lite fantastic Butoh inwards Kyoto, JapanVisitor was invited to an invitation-only performance. 
The house is a minor "kura" (storehouse) only northward of Sanjo inwards fundamental Kyoto. It is 1 of the few buildings that survived the 1864 Hamaguri Gate Rebellion, in addition to the ensuing burn downwardly gear upward past times fleeing rebels that destroyed almost of Kyoto from Gosho southward to Gojo. The edifice is non visible from the street, the entirely sign of what awaits inside a traditional "kabukimon" wooden gate. Once you lot opened upward the gate, a rock path leads to the storehouse. After slipping off our shoes, placing them inwards a rack lined amongst sixteen other shoes, nosotros received a pamphlet (English for gaijin, Japanese for those who appeared to live Japanese), in addition to entered the minor kickoff flooring room. 
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few of the 8 people inwards the room appeared to know each other in addition to were chatting inwards hushed tones. Near the entrance was a steep wooden staircase to the 2nd floor. Upstairs was the dressing room in addition to infinite for musicians, 2 immature women who played the shamisen. Shortly earlier the functioning was scheduled to begin, the shuffling of feet in addition to "tink tink tink" of pebbles falling on the floorboards inwards a higher house us began to sound. In accompaniment, the shamisen distich started to warm up. Performance Then Ima Tenko（今貂子）, whose advert way "Now Japanese Marten [sable] Girl," descended the steps, slowly, tantalizingly. 
Covered inwards white pigment from caput to toe in addition to wearing tattered robes, she appeared to live a maiko risen from a newly dug grave. Her pilus was dark in addition to wild in addition to pulled upward in addition to barely contained on the top of head. Her teeth were dyed black. To music in addition to lighting, she writhed, jumped, in addition to danced inwards front end of us for l minutes, her effort splattering the floor. Her lips would curlicue subtly equally she paused to stare into the eyes of the onlookers from a distance of 2-3 feet (one meter); it was equally though you lot were staring dice inwards the face. Other than this, her facial aspect rarely varied. After a brief trip dorsum upward the steps inwards mid-performance, Ima returned to the kickoff flooring inwards a dissimilar robe, which she discarded subsequently a bit. Clad entirely inwards a carmine loin cloth, Ima glistened equally rivulets of effort streaked downwardly her taut white-painted trunk in addition to legs. Following the performance, Ima in addition to the 2 shamisen players came downwardly to talk to us, hear our thoughts, in addition to socialize (she passed out her concern cards). Her teeth had been scrubbed of the dark makeup. Performances Ticketing in addition to Reservations Entry costs ¥3,000. Student discount ¥500 off. Reservations please: entirely 8 places per performance. This functioning contains nudity. Directions Just northward of the intersection of Koromonotana in addition to Sanjo streets, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8202
Kyoto Subway: Five-minute walk from Karasuma delineate of piece of occupation or Tozai line; Karasuma Oike station, Exit #6.
Hankyu Train: Ten-minute walk from Kyoto line, Karasuma station, Exit #22. Photos Hiroshi Mimura in addition to Yuji Kohara Inquiries: butohkan.jp info@butohkan.jp © JapanVisitor.com Sumber https://japanvisitor.blogspot.com/