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Mariko Endo
December 30, 2009 - 5:31pm
A mirror -I am looking at myself who is looking at myself-
According to Japanese Shintoism, this world began with the help of a sacred mirror, called the Yata no Kagami, in the story of the sun goddess Amaterasu. This mirror and the Yasakani no Magatama(Sacred Jewel) were hung from a tree to lure Amaterasu out from a cave within which she was hiding, causing the world to fall into darkness. They were given to Japan, with the sword Kusanagi, by Amaterasu's grandson, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, when he went to pacify Japan and verify the Emperor's celestial origins. From there the treasures passed into the hands of the Imperial House of Japan. They are said to be housed at Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture, although a lack of public access makes this difficult to verify.
When I look into a mirror, I am looking into myself. I recognize the one in the mirror as myself, but how much do I know about myself? How much am I aware of this body sense? In Buddhism, it solves the question by saying that "The one that doesn't understand no matter how it thinks can see into my essence, exceeding the intellect". Then, how much can I see with my body sense? A lot of Shinto shrines in addition to Ise contain a mirror as a sacred object of worship. When I visit there, face to face with the sacred one, I think, "Space is had by you, and exists together with you"
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Mariko Endo
December 30, 2009 - 5:15pm
A dance and music as the sculpture of consciousness.
Becoming / Discovering personality through sound and movement. Consciouness is forming mood and body and that is depending on inspiration. Changing the situation of conciousness brings variations to mind, personarity, and environment. This consciousness is the essence for humanity. Essence is creativity, pure, love, and the infinite energy.
Biography Mariko Endo studied psychoanalysis and bodywork in addition to her foundation in Butoh dance with Master Akira Kasai at his private dance institute in Tokyo. She has toured Japan and the United States as a principal dancer in Dairakudakan Butoh Company from 2001 to 2004. Since moving to NYC in the summer of 2007, Mariko has been involved in a variety of projects. She presented an evening length solo “Parade,” and two solo works “A mirror” and “A dance and music as sculpture of consciousness” at CRS Butoh performance series in 2008. Mariko’s recent work has been strongly influenced by her study of A Course in Miracles with Yasuko Kasaki at CRS. She thinks of a human body as having a soul and a spirit, as well as physical attributes and this influences her approach to dance as a sculpture of consciousness. She is currently developing a Butoh class focused on the experience and harnessing of energy of Life (yogic prana), Voice (Ephesus in Eurythmy), and Consciousness to produce energy for dance.
