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Butoh : piercing the mask /

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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: AKA (Firm), Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Moore, Richard, Bollard, Chris, Hijikata, Tatsumi, 1928-1986, Connor, Russell
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Japanese
Language Notes:In English and Japanese with English subtitles.
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:Copyright date on container: c1991.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Robert Humphreys ; editor, Mark Perry ; translator, Isao Morimoto ; original music, Blair Greenberg ; subtitles, Chiaki Ajioka, Keith McLennan.