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DANC 115: Cultures of Dance: Tradition, Transgression and Trans-Nationalism in Japanese Dance Cultures

Instructor: Judith Howard
Dance
Winter 2011

Judith Howard, Theater and Dance, taught Cultures of Dance: Tradition, Transgression and Trans-Nationalism in Japanese Dance Cultures (DANC 115), with emphasis on Kabuki, Noh and Butoh, as well as contemporary Japanese Dance Club Culture. Sears Eldredge, formerly of the Macalester College Dramatic Arts and Dance Department and an expert on masks in performance, made a guest appearance.

In addition, the Theater and Dance Department and Professor Howard sponsored Kats D. Fukasawa, a Subbody Butoh method dancer, as guest artist for Winter Dance. Students enrolled in DANC 205 learned to connect to the "Subbody" or subconscious body, to create movements free from ego and daily concerns. The class culminated in a site-specific performance on campus.

Delicious Movement Workshop with Eiko Otake