The Vision of discord
Polymedia Butoh performance
This performance is a hidden process that unfolds within our souls, much like the hidden process behind the evolution of the Anima Mundi or the soul of the universe. The vision of discord symbolically represents the first phase in the alchemical process, which is calcination. Physiologically, the Fire of Calcination can be experienced as metabolic discipline or aerobic activity that tunes the body, burning off excesses from overindulgence and producing a lean and efficient body.
The performance is an operation that involves the destruction of ego and our attachments to material possessions. This is an artistic process of humility as we are gradually assaulted and overcome by the trials and tribulations of life, although it can also be a conscious surrender to our inherent pride gained through various spiritual disciplines that ignite the fire of introspection and self-evaluation. In social terms, this action is expressed in the lives of revolutionaries, conquerors, and other warriors who attempt to overthrow the status quo.
This is a polymedia performance that primarily utilizes butoh dance.
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Poetry inspired by the process of performance
The winds
From the east blow winds of change
Trees sway like the wings of great birds
The moon bathes in the dance of Chinese silk
In the whirlpool of darkness, reason is lost
Illuminated by the blue of the night sky
From the west blow heavenly winds
The song of bells from the burning wood
The bride awaits her dead beloved
Thunder kisses her with demonic kisses
From the north blow raindrops
A film actor embraces the Virgin in green
The night is cold and fiery
An old man carries the sun on his phallus
From the south blow spiral winds
Feathers, keys, and dandelions dance on the waves of the sea
A little girl is carried by an umbrella high to the heavenly star
She is the scent of a thousand essences
From the zenith blow winds of eyes
The old man kisses his reflection in the water
His tears are steel
They get lost in the mouth of an innocent boy
From the abyss blow winds of curse
Ten strings, strands of hair, angel wings
Birds tear apart an innocent woman
Her blood is the blood of the night sky
The Ladder of Wisdom
Plato's skull ignites a fire of rainbow colors
Each color is the flame of a candle on a golden menorah
Slumbering sailors climb the ladder of wisdom
Reading verses from the book of illusions
We climb high and higher on goat paths
There is no more time, everything is now and in this moment
Eight are the signs of false happiness on the ladder of wisdom
Reading verses of the spell of illusions
Don't be surprised to fall every day
There is no order in the world of roots,
We only dance the spiral dance on the ladder of wisdom
While tying Celtic knots of illusions
The old rabbi sings a song of the desert wanderer
His boyish hand warms by the flame of the menorah
As lost souls climb the ladder of wisdom
Idiots walk on the runway of illusions
The queen carries children from the ruined castle
But where are your lost fears
Searching for lost books on the ladder of wisdom
Performing the dervish dance in the whirl of illusions
Dirt
She is the Shadow of ash on Victorian graves
Her Pale hands on cracked earth
Devouring lichens from graves
And swallowing wet soil
The blue motorcyclist sits on red rocks
Preparing her a cake of earthworms
She is the goddess of dirt Freya
His effort is her sacrifice
Her face is dirty from black earth
Her nails are full of soot
She spills dog blood through plastic pipes
While the firelight illuminates her chest
We carry black bags in her honor
Roots grow from our feet deep into the earth
From the cemetery, we cannot go anywhere
We stay here in her realm of dirt
She eats our hearts and carries our time
She walks on the skulls of our dead
We are here, and we're going nowhere
While she sleeps in the dirt of our souls
Knights
The knight on horseback carries the sword of the moon
His armor is black and his soul is yellow
His heart is green and his hair is bloody
He rides on the waves of the wind
The knight is the spouse of death and doom
Furious and fierce like vultures
She is the angel of destiny, and the avenger of time
Her house is cold and lonely
On the table, a portion of potatoes
On bloody hands, the Maltese cross
The war still rages around us
And we ride on the wings of the wind with her
We are women, we are furies,
Avengers and black knights of wrath
The war still rages, and never ceases
There is no end, no beginning, and no death
Caduceus
On the foundational pillar of the temple of Hermes
Twist two serpents, one red, one green
The serpents are sisters of the east and west
From their kiss grow the wings of angels
Each eye of both serpents is an endless sun
And their skin, stars of the celestial sky
From where the voices of thousands of gods are heard
And the song of prayers of countless beings
That pillar is the soul of the god Hermes
One snake is his left hand,
And the other snake is his right hand
Their breath is his wisdom
He is the first magician, the master of the universe
His wisdom is the mind of the world
And he carries the sun in his eyes
That shed a thousand voices...
Red Sea
Last night, I dreamed I stood on the shores of the Red Sea
Behind me stretched endless desert of yellow sand
The sky was blue and clear, devoid of birds
And the sun scorched like fire
From the sea, I hear a voice calling me to sail away
While the night sun illuminates the red corals
I see a great ship approaching through the mist
And on the ship stand two demons, each with seven heads
One is a great red dragon, the other a beast from the sea
Where the dragon walks, the beast slithers beneath its feet
Holding a sword and scepter high towards the sky
Tearing through clouds, killing birds
The sea is red with the blood of birds
And the sea is not a sea, but a multitude of bodies slain
Their souls devoured by the dragon
And the beast beckons me to come
I know this is my end, or a new beginning
I must surrender my soul to the dragon
There's no way out of the Red Sea
My soul will be reborn again
A Boy
I remember my youth and solitude
Nights and days spent with music and books
Nights were cold and quiet
While days blazed with the sun, burning the skin
When I was a boy, my soul smelled of fear
I loved the reflection of my face on the water's surface
The dark river flowing beside my house
I loved the cries of crows flying in the sky
When I was young, my heart beat strongly
Each beat was like a drumbeat
Their rhythm was the song of gods
Their tone was the music of dreams
Youth is gone, solitude fades
Night and day have become one
The soul no longer smells, nor does the heart beat
The river is now black as coal
Forgotten youth, asleep in the heart of darkness
Stolen from the spirit of time, forgotten in the mist
The soul has sailed away, the heart has drowned
But the crows are still there, singing and flying