Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis 1990
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Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
"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.
"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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cast
Full Cast & Crew... Herself - Interviewee
... Herself - Interviewee
NG
Nario Goda... Himself
... Himself
YW
Yukio Waguri... Himself
... Himself
Directors:
Release Date:
Jan 01, 1990 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 30`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Herself - Interviewee
... Herself - Interviewee
NG
Nario Goda... Himself
... Himself
YW
Yukio Waguri... Himself
... Himself
... Herself
SH
Sanae Hiruta... Herself
SJ
Sankai Juku... Themselves
DRK
Dai Rakuda Kan... Themselves
... Themselves
... Themselves
M
Maijuku... Themselves
H
Hakutobo... Themselves
... Himself
... Himself
... Himself
Produced By
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
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Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
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