Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo |
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Author:
| Fraleigh, Sondra Nakamura, Tamah |
Series title: | Routledge Performance Practitioners Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-203-70183-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $46.95USD $190.00USD $190.00 |
Book Description:
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Now re-issued, this compact book unravels the contribution of one of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo combines:
* an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno, extending to the larger story of butoh's international assimilation
* an exploration of the impact of the social and political issues of post-World War II Japan on the aesthetic development of butoh
* metamorphic...
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Now re-issued, this compact book unravels the contribution of one of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo combines:
* an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno, extending to the larger story of butoh's international assimilation
* an exploration of the impact of the social and political issues of post-World War II Japan on the aesthetic development of butoh
* metamorphic dance experiences that students of butoh can explore
* a glossary of English and Japanese terms.
As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.