Dark Morning Butoh Theatre - Beach Workshop Winter 2024 Butoh or 'Ankoku Butoh' 舞踏 means ‘dance of darkness’ emerged in Japan in the aftermath of World War II, in part, a rebellion of Japanese youth culture against the horrors and devastation of war. Characterised by improvisation, Butoh explores the extreme emotions of life, often exploring fundamental or taboo elements of the psychological state of the human soul. Its development was also inspired Surrealism and it is