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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 Authors: Michael Blackwood Productions, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Blackwood, Michael, Hijikata, Tatsumi, 1928-1986, Stein, Bonnie Sue, Connor, Russell, Ōno, Kazuo, 1906-2010, Juku, Sankai, Kan, Dai Rakuda, Byakko-sha, Muteki-sha, Maijuku, Hakutobo
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
English
Language Notes:In English and Japanese with English voice-over.
Published: ©2005
Subjects:
Butō.
Modern dance > Japan.
Dance > Japan.
Hijikata, Tatsumi, > 1928-1986.
Documentary films.
Description
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:Originally produced in 1990.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min., 18 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Edited by Lynn Piasecki ; cinematography by Christian Blackwood.