(MENAFN- The Conversation) Post-war Japan was home to exciting new theatrical forms . These included the often grotesque and contorted, but at times flowing, dance style“butoh”, created by ...

Both Hijikata’s and Suzuki’s work attracted followers in Australia, and continue to have influence today. They often exchanged ideas, and several of Hijikata’s former dancers performed in Suzuki’s ...

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TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - Kesenian asal Jepang, Butoh akan dipentaskan selama dua malam, di Gelanggang Inovasi & Kreativitas (GIK) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), 4 dan 6 September 2024. "The Life of ...

A new dance festival arrives in Bellingham in August, including week-long workshops that will culminate in a final performance at the FireHouse Arts & Events Center in Fairhaven. The Salish Sea Butoh ...

Ushio Amagatsu, a globally acclaimed performer and choreographer who was a key figure in butoh dance, died on March 25 from heart failure. He was 74. A funeral was held for close family members. A ...

There was a time in the 1960s and ’70s when going to a performance was a risky affair. In Kyoto, you might find an audience member making a motion to stab Yoko Ono with a pair of scissors; in Vienna, ...

To understand Amagatsu’s work, it helps to know a bit about Butoh. Butoh (roughly translated as “dance step”) originated as a revolutionary performance art in Japan in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Visceral, Daring, Celestial. Hijikata’s legendary costume is a totem of sorts; it holds secrets of the avant-garde art form. Created in 2019 in celebration of Butoh’s 60th anniversary. An homage to ...

NEW YORK — In his dances and in life, choreographer Kota Yamazaki believes that a person needs to be fluid, like water. As he said in a recent interview, “You have to keep flowing, so people of ...