Tatsumi Hijikata Quotes


The dance of darkness must spout blood into the air in the name of the experience of evil

Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find his feet

Even your own arms deep inside your body feel foriegn to you feel that they do not belong to you. Here lies an important secret. Butoh's radical essence is hidden here.

There are as many types of Butoh as there are Butoh choreographers.