Bergmark, Johannes. "Butoh &endash; Revolt of the Flesh in Japan and a Surrealist Way to Move." Mannen pa Gatan: Stockholm, 1991. 16 January 2000. http://www.flashback.net/~bergmark/butoh.html.

A Butoh website summarizes the dance as a liberation. The dance helps set the dancer and viewer free from the banned and society-restricted movements of the body, such as violence and sexual perversion. The unification of body and spirit in Butoh is compared to Surrealism as a pure expression and automatistic release of deep desires primitive states. The author, whose background is unknown, describes the dance as the primitive innocence of a child let free. Briefly stated, the tradition-breaking dance began in Japanese culture as the first show of natural movements show inner contradictions and balances between light and dark. Its creator, Kijikata's own words are used to strengthen the point of view. Hijikata's beliefs in self-abandonment and the lack of identity of the creator show different faces of the Butoh dance. The author makes many points, all of which join to give a complete view of the art of Butoh.

The piece was written for publication in a text or journal, but does not contain its sources. The quotations from the original creator of Butoh and the views of artists such as Yoko Ashikawa, Min Tanaka, and Kazuo Ohno give the author strength and support. The intended audience is an educated one, and her words are descriptive rather than persuasive in showing a viewpoint on Butoh dancing. The link to Surrealism is a wisely used tool to help explain the nature of Butoh.

-Jacqui Phillips