Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis

1990
1h 30m
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Documentary
Overview

"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. 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. 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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Michael Blackwood Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1990
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Yoko Ashikawa
Yoko Ashikawa

Herself - Interviewee

Akiko Motofuji
Akiko Motofuji

Herself - Interviewee

Nario Goda
Nario Goda

Himself

Tatsumi Hijikata
Tatsumi Hijikata

Himself

Yukio Waguri
Yukio Waguri

Himself

Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro

Himself

Natsu Nakajima
Natsu Nakajima

Herself

Sanae Hiruta
Sanae Hiruta

Herself

Kazuo Ohno
Kazuo Ohno

Himself

Min Tanaka
Min Tanaka

Himself

Ushio Amagatsu
Ushio Amagatsu

Yoshiyuki Takada
Yoshiyuki Takada

Key Crew

Michael Blackwood
Director
Bonnie Sue Stein
Writer
Lynn Piasecki
Writer
Leslie Megahey
Executive Producer
José Montes-Baquer
Executive Producer
Michael Blackwood
Producer
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