Abstract
The purpose of this study is to consider learning theory of the body in the view of arts (Geido). It is also to quest for the educational possibilities of the body that are inherent in learning culture. In the tradition of arts, learner acts by using one’s own body through modeling teacher’s. That is to say, the tradition of arts culture is formed by mutual relationship with not only teacher’s effort but also learner’s for learning, yet the viewpoint of learning is regarded as an important. As the view is supported by learner’s active learning, it is also the process of making one’s own body from the order of others’. However, the disciplined body in arts is not merely an obedient body toward the power introduced by Foucault but the body as the origin for creating further stage. This difference can be seen in modeling teacher’s specific appearance. The concept of mimesis as a moment in which human open the new possibilities of life and create the meaning is an important clue to discuss learning. Mimesis is the endless endeavor for learning that integrates oneself with the world by one’s own body as a medium; then a new self is created and allowed the further mimesis. Learning theory of the body in arts is the educational process that constantly creates the new meaning in the basis of relating to others by one’s own body. It reflects on the way to face with the current educational issues over so called a modern or rational system.
