Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-03
By FREDERIC ]. IIASKIN

| WASHINGTON, ID. c. Jan. I'll
That art can be tho means of bring
ins the nations together in peace is
the belief OF Mchio ltow, Japanese
dancer in this country.
! Mr.. Itow believes that 10 year
naval holiday would be simply that
and nothing more II no attempt was
made to promote spirit OF fellowship
between nations during tho 10 year
experiment. Art, he says, is the in
tcrnat!onal language thru which men
of all nations express themselves.
Therefore. to use another figure. art
is the common field on which they can
| best meet.
Today the world is divided into
| three parts-America, Europe and
Asia" he said, speaking In rapid Eng
| lish and making eloquent gestures.
Europe and America have much in
/ common since America is an offshoot
OF Europe. They under stand each
\ other to some extent. But Asia is not
\ allied. Yet we must have under
standing. How can East and West
| talk of peaceful settlement in Shan
| tung and zap until they understand
| each other?'
! Mr.. Itow finds one reason for mis-
understanding in tho different types OF
culture in different parts OF the
| world.
such a thing as a spiritual civilization
and a material civilization. We have
in the East 5000 years OF art and
| philosophy from n spiritual standpoint.
| In western countries there Is much
! material development But there Is
! no balance in East or West. East is
/ three fourths spiritual; West. three
/ fourths material Each has something
! that the other lacks. and each needs
the other"
mean by this that tho PHILOSOPHERS OF
tho Orient should be transferred TO the
West for our higher development. II
j. rather tho Unborn serenity with
which the East regards tho world that
the turbulent West lacks. The Orient
which for centuries made so little pro-
Ercss in science and trade. Is now
rapidly learning from US. The balance
between tho spiritual and the material
is tending TO right Itself there. So
far. however. the West has scarcely
given any thought to tho possibility
OF deriving practical benefit from east
cru culture.
| WHOLE WORLD UNDERSTANDS
DANCING
! Mr.. Itow regards art as tho link to
! bring the two sides OF the world to-
I Eether.
whether I dance in Moscow. Sc
says. II speak to tho people in Lam
I guagc that they can read. Hate,
| love, fear. are expressed physiological
| ly by more or less the same muscles
| everywhere. Tho difference is mainly
| in degrees. The Italian is emotional.
/ The English type Is more reprcssed."
! Other arts also speak from nation
/ 10 nation, but the dancer is naturally
most interested in his own medium OF
| expression. Dancing. he says. Is the
ewcst OF tho arts-to be recognized as
such. Yet IL is the highest form OF
expression. IIo explains this claim OF
the supremacy Of the dance by the
example OF temple dancing.
In Japan l have seen in the tenn
I pics priests holding ceremonies. While
! they chant. circle Of dancers sits on
! the floor, mouonlcss. When priests
! reach climax. when no more words OF
praise or Supplicatlon can be found,
! they stop" Mr.. ItoNv's expressive
| hands that had been suggesting the
motions OF tho priest fell Then with
! sinuous gestures he showed tho tenn
| pie girls beginning to rouse into life
| and sway into figures OF tho dance.
When dancers begin TO move, tho
service rises to its highest peak" he
| explained. where possibilities OF
voice end. dancing begins.
These possibilities of the dance are
neglected in the West. Churches
could use symbolic dances as a valu-
a bic part OF the rervtce. Dancing was
once so used. and theater and church
heione together. ! do not blame the
churches for denouncing the dance as
Il is in popular use. But In its high
est forms. as sincere art. 1t is worthy
OF respect,
"One New York church last year at
tempted use OF symbolic dancing as an
experiment. and / believe eventually
the dance will be brought back into
favor as n form of worship"
Mr.. 1tow 10 Interested in getting
recognition for the universal quality
of art. He is holding. as an expert
ment, oriental entertainments in this
city with oriental artists of various
kinds on the program. His aim is to
SEQ II tho American public is inter
estcd in learning from the East and II