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Butoh body on the edge of crisis

Documentary on the origins and development of Butoh, the Japanese avant-garde dance/theater form. Includes statements by most of its major exponents in Japan, among them its founder Tatsumi Hijikata (in an interview recorded in 1985); Akaji Maro, leader of the company Dai Rakuda Kan; Min Tanaka, leader of Maijuku; Kazuo Ohno; Natsu Nakajima, leader of Muteki-Sha; Isamu Ohsuka , leader of Byakko-Sha, and its principal dancer Sanae Hiruta; and Yoko Ashikawa, leader of Hakutobo. These dancers and companies, as well as Ushio Amagatsu and Sankai Juku, are seen in numerous rehearsal and performance excerpts. Commentaries are also offered by Akiko Motofuji, Hijikata's widow; dancer/choreographer Yukio Waguri and dance critic Nario Goda.

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  • "Butoh, body on the edge of crisis [videorecording]"@en
  • "Body on the edge of crisis [videorecording]"@en
  • "Body on the edge of crisis"
  • "Body on the edge of crisis"@en
  • "Kiki ni tatsu nikutai"@en
  • "Butoh"
  • "Butō"

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  • "Documentary on the origins and development of Butoh, the Japanese avant-garde dance/theater form. Includes statements by most of its major exponents in Japan, among them its founder Tatsumi Hijikata (in an interview recorded in 1985); Akaji Maro, leader of the company Dai Rakuda Kan; Min Tanaka, leader of Maijuku; Kazuo Ohno; Natsu Nakajima, leader of Muteki-Sha; Isamu Ohsuka , leader of Byakko-Sha, and its principal dancer Sanae Hiruta; and Yoko Ashikawa, leader of Hakutobo. These dancers and companies, as well as Ushio Amagatsu and Sankai Juku, are seen in numerous rehearsal and performance excerpts. Commentaries are also offered by Akiko Motofuji, Hijikata's widow; dancer/choreographer Yukio Waguri and dance critic Nario Goda."@en
  • "Using contemporary footage of leading Butoh performers, this documentary presents the history of the development of butoh dance, interviews the creator of this Japanese modern dance form, Tatsumi Hijikata, and explores the cultural significance of the Butoh dance form in Japan."
  • "Using contemporary footage of leading Butoh performers, this documentary presents the history of the development of butoh dance, interviews the creator of this Japanese modern dance form, Tatsumi Hijikata, and explores the cultural significance of the Butoh dance form in Japan."@en
  • "Discusses the work of Tatsumi Hijikata who called his creations "ankoku butoh" or dance of darkness. Includes excerpts from butoh and interviews with critics and dancers."@en
  • "Using contemporary footage of leading Butoh performers, this documentary presents the history of the development of butoh dance, interviews the creator of this modern dance form, Tatsumi Hijikata, and explores the cultural significance of the Butoh dance form in Japan."@en
  • "Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. The dancer is used as a medium to his or her inner life, but not for the portrayal of day to day existence. A Dionysian dance of nudity, eroticism, and sexuality, Butoh's scale of expression ranges from meditative tenderness to excessive grotesqueness. By reestablishing the ancient Japanese connection of dance, music, and masks, and by recalling the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, Butoh incorporates much traditional theater. At the same time, it is a movement of resistance against the abandonment of traditional culture to a highly organized consumer-oriented society. An alliance of tradition and rebellion, Butoh is one of the most fascinating underground dance movements. "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies."
  • "Exploration de l'univers du butoh, cette activité de danse-théâtre d'improvision, originaire du Japon de l'après-guerre et qui place les expériences personnelles du danseur au centre de la scène, le corps devenant le médium de la vie intérieure et non plus l'illustration de la vie quotidienne. Observation d'extraits de performances par huit compagnies de butoh. Entrevues avec des danseurs et des chorégraphes, en particulier Tatsumi Hijikata, fondateur du butoh, sur la genèse, la nature et les conmditions de leur art."

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  • "Documentary films"
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  • "Nonfiction films"
  • "Feature films"
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  • "Dance films"
  • "Dance films"@en
  • "Filmed dance"
  • "Interviews"@en
  • "Video recordings"@en

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  • "Butoh body on the edge of crisis"@en
  • "Butoh body on the edge of crisis"
  • "Butoh: Body on the edge of crisis [videorecording]"

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