Dance Video Index

In this database, you will find 200 dance videos which were collected in the 2023 fiscal year under the auspices of the EPAD (Eternal Performing Arts Archives and Digital Theatre) .

Overview

• Title
• Performer(s)
• Year performed

• Rosa Yuki + SUB ROSA ‘In the Bosom of the Fire God’

  This performance took place during the 9th month of pregnancy, and my body was changing day to day. The real thrill of this performance was the attempt to create a work that reflected this experience. My body, in nurturing a foetus, was demanding unusual amounts of sleep, while I also planned for my performance. This work was created through the struggle of the body of a soon to be mother, and the will to carry out the performance.
  

  

  Performer(s)

  TORII HALL

  Director/Choreographer

  Rosa Yuki

  Venue

  TORII HALL

  Year performed

  1993

• Indigo Song

  This piece is performed on a stage constructed on a 200-metre slope inside a massive cavern of a former quarry, envisioned as a mountain. The work depicts the "indigo" emotions of the strange beings who are forced to retreat into the indigo-coloured mountains. Characters include Yamanba (a mountain yokai), Zatou (a blind person), Matatabimono (a traveller), and the Abandoned Women. Each character expresses the deepening of their "indigo hearts" as they live within the mountain.
  The sound of the dancers' breath and footsteps, along with the music of the band, reverberates sadly yet powerfully in the unique underground location, where the temperature remains a cool 7.8°C even in the height of summer. The Yamada Masashi troupe was also formed during the creation of this work, making it a memorable debut.
  
  -Daizu-ko Farm's Fouth Performance

  

  Performer(s)

  Butoh Orchestra Daizu-ko Farm

  Director/Choreographer

  Hoshino Rashinban

  Venue

  Oya Stone Underground Quarries

  Year performed

  1998

• Indonesia Bali Tour Documentary “Faster than the Wind”

  Documentation of Byakko-sha's tour in Indonesia in November 1982. "Himei no Mori" [The Forest of Hidden Screams] was performed in Jakarta, Bandung, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, and Bali. The group also collaborated with local artists in gamelan and legong dance, with music created by Matsuo Yasunobu in collaboration with local musicians.
  The video includes footage of rehearsals and performance preparations, as well as scenes featuring local people, such as young girls performing a Balinese dance. It also includes commentary by Osuka Isamu, where he discusses what it is about Asia that appeals to Byakko-sha.

  

  Performer(s)

  Byakko-sha

  Director/Choreographer

  Byakko-sha

  Venue

  Jakarta - Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM)
  Bandung - Rumentang Siang Theatre
  Surakarta (Solo) - Open Theatre inside Kraton Solo
  Yogyakarta - S.M.K.I.-Konri
  Bali - Tegas, Peliatan Art Village Open Theatre
  Bali - Ubud Village (Temporary Stage)
  Bali - Taman Budaya Art Center Open Theatre

  Year performed

  1982

• The Insect – From The Kingdom of Silk and Honey

  Solo by Furukawa Anzu, this is the fifth piece in her 'Anzu'ology' series. Furukawa, who believed that humans could be better understood by exploring creatures far removed from us, was fascinated by primordial life and often used a microscope she bought at a flea market in Russia. The first half of the work presents a catalogue of the insect world, while the second half uses insects as a metaphor to depict the human world. It premiered in Braunschweig in 1993, and has since been performed in various countries, including the Netherlands, Finland, and Brazil. The video is a compilation of highlights from the premiere to 1996.
  
  -Anzu’ology: Anzu's Altas of Animals V

  

  Performer(s)

  Anzu Furukawa

  Director/Choreographer

  Anzu Furukawa

  Year performed

  1993

• Invisible Forest 2019

  Dance Medium's 10th new work, a complete reimagining of "Invisible Forest" which originally premiered in 2006, with an entirely new cast. This time, three butoh dancers are joined by three physical expressionists from other disciplines, creating a new experimental approach. In a nightmare, a young man wanders into an invisible forest where mythical beasts are stirring. The work explores human consciousness and unconsciousness, reality and delusion, life and death, and the nature of truth.

  

  Performer(s)

  Dance Medium Nagaoka Yuri

  Director/Choreographer

  Yuri Nagaoka

  Venue

  theatre Tokyo-Babylon

  Year performed

  2019

• IROWA NIOEDO

  Performance group Taihen's debut piece. People with disabilities, often rejected by the world, need to find intense self-affirmation and self-assertion from the moment they wake up. They need to work to affirm their own unique way of dressing, speaking and living in their body, and to say "what's wrong with being disabled?". This should be done with the freedom of thoughts that only people with disabilities can have. Theatre is a great way for people with disabilities to express themselves physically. Involving people in this first attempt, Taihen made this dramatic debut.
  

  

  Performer(s)

  Performance Troupe TAIHEN

  Director/Choreographer

  Manri Kim

  Year performed

  1983

• Is this Gutai?

  Taiwanese artist River Lin presents "Is this Gutai?", an online performance and lecture about Gutai - a pioneering artist collective and art movement active in Japan during the post-war period - featuring works by Tanaka Atsuko, Shiraga Kazuo, Murakami Saburo and Shimamoto Shozo. It includes video documentation of "Dancing with Gutai Art Manifesto 1956" presented by C-Lab (Contemporary Culture Lab Taiwan) in 2020 as well as a conversation between Lin and TRU’s artistic director Kawaguchi Takao.
  
  -Created as a live online performance and lecture. The performance period refers to the dates the work was available for online viewing, from the initial streaming date until the conclusion of the Tokyo Real Underground festival (1 April - 15 August 2021).
  -Takao Kawaguchi Selection: Un Certain Regard
  -Tokyo Real Underground (Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13)

  

  Performer(s)

  NPO Dance Archive Network

  Director/Choreographer

  River Lin

  Year performed

  2021

• Isshin (Single Mind)

  Solo by Ohno Yoshito performed at the second Kazuo Ohno festival in 2005. The work looks back over his life, giving thanks to those who have defined him and includes a scene in which he wears a hat and cape used by his father Ohno Kazuo in his signature piece "Admiring La Argentina". During the curtain call, Yoshito appears pushing Ohno Kazuo in his wheelchair to thunderous applause.
  
  Scenes:
  City Boy / Wholehearted thanks to Hijikata Tatsumi / Wholehearted thanks to Gunji Masakatsu-sensei / Wholehearted thanks to My Father / Wholehearted thanks to My Mother / Mu [Nothingness]

  

  Performer(s)

  Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio

  Director/Choreographer

  Joan Soler, Yoshito Ohno

  Venue

  Theatre Fonte

  Year performed

  2005

• ITTEKI -one drop-

  "In our days, if this country Japan were a puddle, I myself might be a single drop of water falling into it. Ripples appear, interfere each other, create various forms, and disappear to the infinite.
  In my lifetime, I feel I have encountered four impressive drops of water; a child, a woman, a man, and an old person. Four people, or just a single one? Or a mysterious image that might embody them all?
  Those four drops are what I am seeking for in my dance.
  As a drop holding day and night inside me, I would like to fall into this puddle."
  
  The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on 17 January 1995, and with a desire to visit and help the people of Kobe, Takenouchi Atsushi danced for the souls of the dead.
  
  - Participated in the 1st OSAKA DANCE EXPERIENCE.
  - Atsushi Takenouchi JINEN Butoh Performance
  

  

  Performer(s)

  TORII HALL

  Director/Choreographer

  Atsushi Takenouchi

  Venue

  TORII HALL

  Year performed

  1995

• Iwana Masaki Anthology 1989-1993

  Solo butoh performances by Iwana Masaki in Europe 1989-1993: 'Sokkyō' [Improvisation] (Helsinki, 1993), 'Susabi' (Espace Boris Vian, Paris, 1989), 'Reikyoku' [Hibernation] (1990), 'Hikari no Niku' [Meat of Light] (Théâtre des Amandiers, 1991), 'Mizuhiki ni Kochō' [Knots and Butterflies] (Théâtre Montorgueil, 1992), 'Shizugami' (Lavoir Moderne Parisien, 1993).

  

  Performer(s)

  Masaki Iwana

  Director/Choreographer

  Masaki Iwana

  Venue

  Espace Boris Vian/Théâtre des Amandiers/Théâtre Montorgueil/Lavoir Moderne Parisie

  Year performed

  1989

• A Journey to Mr. O, A Journey from Mr. O

  Butoh dancer Ohno Kazuo passed away on 1 June 2010, at the age of 103. That year, memorial gatherings were held all around the world. The Kazuo Ohno Festival, which had been held annually since 2004, took place from November to December with the aim of sharing "the world of Ohno Kazuo". For three nights, including the opening performance, a series of short works by past festival participants and open-call artists were presented in a "never-ending butoh gathering". "A Journey to Mr. O, A Journey from Mr. O" was performed on the third night, featuring four solo pieces, and a group dance directed by Ohno Yoshito with students from the Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio.
  
  -Kazuo Ohno Festival 2010

  

  Performer(s)

  Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio

  Venue

  BankART Studio NYK

  Year performed

  2010

• K FRAGMENTS 1989：GEODESISTS ; FRIEDA/AMALIA ; PARALLAX

  Performed in Prague, Kafka's birthplace, for the Kafka International Theatre Festival '89. A memorable event that marked the lifting of the ban on Kafka, following the democratisation of the Czech Republic. The work presented the disconnection, power and parasitic nature of relationships in Kafka's world in 3 acts based on his unfinished novel 'The Castle'; Act 1 'The Land Surveyor', Act 2 'Frieda and Amalia' (two women from the Castle), and Act 3 'Parallax'. It presented a new look at Kafka's literature from a unique perspective.
  
  From Franz Kafka's 'The Castle':
  Act 1: Geodesists (Chapter 1 'The Land Surveyor')
  Act 2: Frieda / Amalia (Chapter 2 'Frieda and Amalia')
  Act 3: Parallax (Chapter 3 'Parallax')
  
  

  

  Performer(s)

  Molecular Theatre

  Director/Choreographer

  Shigeyuki Toshima

  Venue

  Junior Club Theatre

  Year performed

  1989

• KAIGO KAIGO KAIGO !

  Kim Manri had a home in Ikuno, but was forced to grow up in a hospital and institution far away, and was erased from the community. As she started living independently and meeting various people, the need to face Ikuno once more appeared as a natural path. What would emerge from the disabled confronting the melting pot of Korean immigrant community? This work is filled with excitement.
  
  - Gekidan Taihen / Musical for the Disabled

  

  Performer(s)

  Performance Troupe TAIHEN

  Director/Choreographer

  Manri Kim

  Venue

  Ikuno Children's Home

  Year performed

  1988

• KAMUI

  The last piece created by Goi Teru, who died in May 2008. The image of him loading and towing many, many white stones on a cart left a lasting impression. The flyer states 'Don't cry boy - Last round'.
  
  - Goi Teru Solo Butoh Performance

  

  Performer(s)

  Teru Goi

  Director/Choreographer

  Teru Goi

  Venue

  Terpsichore (Tokyo)

  Year performed

  2007

• KATASHIRO

  Nagato City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where legend has it that Chikamatsu Monzaemon was born, is home to Akasaki Shrine, which houses an open-air theatre called Gakusajiki. In 1994, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the municipality, the Chikamatsu-in-Nagato '94 festival was held with various events including a commemorative lecture by Donald Keene, a local theatre performance and a puppetry show by the Children's Chikamatsu Theatre. For the festival opening, Namerikawa Goro directed this performance, which made use of the entire Gakusajiki theatre.

  Performer(s)

  Goro Namerikawa/Austro Arts Association Co.,Ltd.

  Director/Choreographer

  Goro Namerikawa

  Venue

  Akasaki Shrine Outdoor Theatre Gaku-sajiki

  Year performed

  1994

• Kei Takei’s Moving Earth IN VARIABLE LANDSCAPE

  Performed at 'Noguchi's Imaginary Landscapes', an exhibition of work by sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who also worked on Martha Graham's stage design. The performance toured with the exhibition at various museums. Six dancers performed in a space named 'Variable Landscape', prepared by Noguchi prepared for the performance, moving pieces of wood and other objects and changing the landscape through physical expression. A collaborative work incorporating the beauty of Japanese life, such as paper lamps, tatami and shouji through the work of Isamu Noguchi.
  
  - The recording was filmed at the Walker Art Centre on 1 May 1978. It is not known how many performances took place there.
  

  Performer(s)

  Kei Takei’s Moving Earth

  Director/Choreographer

  Kei Takei

  Venue

  Walker Art Center

  Year performed

  1978

• Kenkon-tan

  Mizutani Isao was commissioned to create the stage desgin for Hijikata Tatsumi's first recital in 1960, to which he responded with originality and ingenuity, and having earned Hijikata's trust became close friends with him. Mizutani, a painter and kiln builder, based this butoh piece on the Creation story, set at a climbing kiln, which is also a site of national heritage in Seto, Aichi. It was performed by Tamano Koichi, a butoh dancer and former pupil of Hijikata based in San Fransisco. The work was presented in memory of Hijikata Tatsumi.

  

  Performer(s)

  Asbestos-kan

  Director/Choreographer

  Akiko Motofuji

  Venue

  Setohongyogama

  Year performed

  1990

• Kenran – Vers “Y”

  This performance was part of "Festival des Arts Danse Directe", the annual festival founded by Iwana Masaki in 1998 in Normandy, France at his residence and studio La Maison du Butoh Blanc, which still exists today after his passing away. It was shortly after the death of his first wife who had taken her own life at the end of a difficult terminal disease, hence the dedication to "Y".
  
  -KENRAN (Improvisations)
  -Festival des Arts Danse Directe #5

  

  Performer(s)

  Masaki Iwana

  Director/Choreographer

  Masaki Iwana

  Venue

  La Maison du Butoh Blanc, La Perrotiere

  Year performed

  2002

• The Kindness of Lies

  The man is a director. At home, he is husband, father and son. During the production of Oedipus he becomes ill and is hospitalised. Suspecting cancer, he presses his doctors, family and friends to tell him the truth. Amidst lies and cover-ups, he compares his own behaviour with Oedipus'. While perceiving that he is incurable, he tries not to hurt his family's caring.
  As he compares himself to Oedipus and looks at death, he comes to tolerate the demeanour and nature of Japan.
  At Christmas, he tries to enjoy the moment with his friends and family. Outside the snow flutters, sweeping away the dirt.
  
  - Participated in the ACA National Arts Festival 1988

  

  Performer(s)

  Wakamatsu Miki & Tsuda Ikuko Free Dance Performance

  Director/Choreographer

  Miki Wakamatsu, Ikuko Tsuda

  Venue

  Yomiuri Hall

  Year performed

  1988

• Dance Video: The Kingdom of Light

  An experimental dance/art video with three parts ("Chimera," "hyoryu-kyoshitsu," and "The Kingdom of Light"). It was filmed in September 1987 in the Red Desert, a sacred site in Indigenous culture, following Byakko-sha’s performance at a festival in Melbourne. The video was awarded the Grand Prix Fund at the 1987 Tokyo International Video Biennale.

  

  Performer(s)

  Byakko-sha

  Director/Choreographer

  Seigen Kyu, Jun Abe, Isamu Osuka

  Venue

  Filmed in Australia

  Year performed

  1987

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