Dancing into Darkness: Butoh, Zen and Japan

Dancing Into Darkness is Sondra Horton Fraleigh´s chronological diary of her deepening understanding of and appreciation for this art form, as she moves from a position of aesthetic response as an audience member to that of assimilation as a student. As a student of Zen and butoh, Fraleigh witnesses her own artistic and personal transformation through essays, poems, interviews, and reflections spanning twelve years of study, much of it in Japan. Numerous performance photographs and original calligraphy by Fraleigh´s Zen teacher Shodo Akane illuminate her words.