Work in Progress
Premiere in april 2025
The term Budô (武道) is usually translated from Japanese as “martial path” or “the way of the warrior”. Dô (道) means “path”, a course of life to which one gives its energy and body. Bu (武) is associated with martial, war, military art. However, a semantic game can be made because Bu (舞) is equally dancing, movement. Therefore, Budô can be interpreted as the the way of war and as the way of dance.
Budô is the title of the work we propose, due to its transparency with our intention of culminating and highlighting the connection of these two ways of being.
Creation and interpretation: Leonardo Calvino e Joana Couto
Executive Production: Joana Couto
Production Assistance: Susana Loio
Costume Designer: Rafaela Ciríaco
Original Soundtrack: to confirm
Light design: to confirm
External eye: to confirm
Thanks to: Adriano Sojobo Sensei, Naoto-San.
Support: Portuguese Republic – Direção Geral das Artes, Balleteatro, Teatro Municipal do Porto – Festival DDD, Instável – Choreographic Centre, Sekoia – Performative Arts and AgitLAB.