APAC

one thing I experienced that few other people in our class is a level of butoh that really showed me the complexity of the control needed in that form of performance. since i was assistant for mark hill i got to SEE instead of DO the activities. in particular the final performance when all the people on stage came together to show their imagination and personality in their movements. with mark hills ensemble and taster workshops he did the performance for all people and each and every time the group as a whole made this beautiful dance that all people were different yet the shadows that were expressed on the wall and everyone moved with each other even if they all had their eyes closed and could not see each other. the thing i like the most about butoh is how much the performance does not require words, the body is the only language needed to display the message. the katakali performance wa very intricate with its makeup, hand geasture and facial expressions and very controlled and precise. that kind of performance is not open to interpretation and has to be done precisely as it was always performed, it seems. the talchum on the other hand was more fun and playful, not saying that katakali wasn't only that there seems to be more of a religious performance rather than a fun cultural one.