a floating forest of giant lotus leaves -
real but not real
Amagatsu alone
(every movement of his hands is perfect)
the lotus leaves rise
six dancers curl under the water
tragically absurd
beautifully grotesque
(their hands never touch)
Butoh in seven scenes
and relentless slow motion
a mirror of life and death
ash and blood
sand and water
as the giant leaves fall
six pairs of hands open like lotus flowers
Alison Cassidy
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kagemi-beyond-the-metaphors-of-mirrors/
