In Western Culture, the colour white has a significance in symbolism as it is the colour of purity, innocence and cleanness, and very often within a religious context, Whereas in Chinese and Indian tradition, white is the color of mourning and death. White has also, throughout history, been linked to someone or something being "good". Two prime examples of this are; "healing magic" is known as White Magic, and the white dove being a symbol of peace. One can also see a good example of black and white depicting good and evil in the Taoism symbol Ying and Yang.
We chose white for all of the above reasons and as well as the fact that white is easily marked and stained. Since the story of Romeo and Juliet is an epic struggle, we thought what better way to represent that struggle, besides from the physical struggles the performers will be going through, than having their clothing becoming more ratty and stained as the installation goes on.
Jika-tabi are modeled on the traditional Japanese tabi. Like traditional tabi, jika-tabi have a divided toe area so that they can in theory be worn with slip-on thonged footwear, but they are heavy-duty, have a rubber sole and resemble boots. We chose jika-tabi because of the Butoh work the performers are undertaking and because of the fact that they are lightweight, so easy to move in, but still offer the wearer's feet some protection.
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