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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Michael Blackwood Productions
Other Authors: Blackwood, Michael, Hijikata, Tatsumi, 1928-1986, Stein, Bonnie Sue, Connor, Russell, Ashikawa, Yoko, Maro, Akaji
Format: Video VHS
Language:Japanese
Published: ©1990
Subjects:
Butō.
Modern dance > Japan.
Dance > Japan.
Hijikata, Tatsumi, > 1928-1986.
Documentary films.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:In English and Japanese with English voice-over.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Christian Blackwood ; editor, Lynn Piasecki.