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In the small room, some vegetables are grown around body.

There is a room inside the body 

Language between joints in each finger

The strange letters  drawn by fingers will not stop    

what are you dreaming?

In one Tatami  Mat world, in my world  Finally,

are you going to stand up,  

What does actually mean to stand?

——————- From A butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi

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​Flower of the imperfect body

​"The weakened body”(衰弱体, *suijakutai* in Japanese) refers to a unique concept of the body advocated by Hijikata tatsumi. It is a philosophical perspective that positively accepts the imperfect body" of old age, decline, and defects in contrast to the young and healthy body. It is not simply a body of decline, but a body that expresses the depth of life and the essence of humanity."

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BUTOH IN WHEELCHAIR

Since 2015

​"The weakened body”(衰弱体, *suijakutai* in Japanese) refers to a unique concept of the body advocated by Hijikata tatsumi. It is a philosophical perspective that positively accepts the imperfect body" of old age, decline, and defects in contrast to the young and healthy body. It is not simply a body of decline, but a body that expresses the depth of life and the essence of humanity."

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