Butoh Metamorphic Dance and Global Alchemy |
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| Author:
| Fraleigh, Sondra |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07741-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form.Both a refraction of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a protest against Western values, butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater that emerged in the aftermath of World War II. Sondra Fraleigh chronicles the growth of this provocative art form from its midcentury ......
Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form.Both a refraction of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a protest against Western values, butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater that emerged in the aftermath of World War II. Sondra Fraleigh chronicles the growth of this provocative art form from its midcentury ......