We were improvising with random music, the only command was to try shaking your body as much as you can but very minimum. In the middle of the exercise Tadashi asked us to do it with foggy hands and foggy face. No one did what he meant. Afterwards he explained himself as he described how a ‘sleeping body’ is like: sleeping body is the body of the true masters, they don’t need to have a defined body and present themselves very ‘awake for the moment’ – they save energy for the right time. They never start things at 100%, skin, eyes, members are dancing but in a way they aren’t even disturbing a fog; inside there’s a carnival and a war. He joked that the students are those who appear fit and ready to dance… Butoh is open for the unexpected: everything can happen from a sleeping body, if your body is apparently ready, then there’s no surprise. Now, strong pain on my neck.
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