Ametsuchi

Overview

Presented at the San Franscisco Butoh Festival. Following on from her performance in Poland the previous year, this work developed Motofuji Akiko's international career. The concept came through Motofuji's grandiose image of connecting heaven and earth with the body, which connects with idea improving one's whole life through butoh. Motofuji, who performed the lead role, used a rope to connect heaven and earth, resulting in a work of great scale.

Details

Title

Ametsuchi

Performance creator(s)

Asbestos-kan

Direction/Choreography

Direction and Choreography: Akiko Motofuji

Venue

Fort Mason Cowell Theatre

Performance date(s)

13 June 1996 - 15 June 1996

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Akiko Motofuji, Taizo Hida, Keiko Yanagawa

Genre

Butoh