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From eX...it! ‘95 to ‘03
Ex...it!-1 (1995)
was a stock-take of the European Butoh
dance scene. Butoh-influenced dancers from various European countries worked in
a 2 week workshop together with workshop participants on choreography showing
the breadth and creativity of European-based Butoh dance.
In Ex...it!-2 (1999)
the concept was expanded and Japanese
dancers were invited, so bringing about an examination between Western and
Japanese Butoh tradition.
A parallel
academic symposium, to which 6 academics and dance critics were invited, dealt
with questions about Butoh and the mutual reception of cultures in the East and
West.
eX...it! ‘03 (2003)
expanded the concept even further and
dealt with the meeting point between western Contemporary/Modern dance and
Butoh. European and Japanese dancers from both fields were invited.
eX...it! ‘07 (2007)
stays on the topic of finding a meeting
point between western Contemporary/Modern dance and Butoh. This time only
Japanese choreographers are invited who, in the course of their own development
and due to multi-cultural influences, have developed their own unique dance
style. We again invite 4 choreographers, who have dedicated themselves to Butoh
and another 4 who have completed an education in Contemporary/Modern dance.