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- Video ID number
- V00011
- Recording date
- 2 August 1997
- Video length
- 1h 36m
Overview
The title is an aphorism that Hijikata Tatsumi himself used to express his own butoh. The piece was directed by Motofuji Akiko as part of 'Japanese Summer 1960-64' at Art Tower Mito, and presented as a tribute to Hijikata in a retrospective exhibition that looked back on avant-garde artists from the first half of the 1960s. It was performed in the entrance hall by Motofuji Akiko, Ohno Kazuo and Ohno Yoshito among others, in front of a large photograph taken from the finale scene of [Hijikata's] 'Rebellion of the Body'.
Details
- Title
- Butoh is a Corpse Striving to Stand
- Performance creator(s)
- Asbestos-kan
- Direction/Choreography
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Direction and Choreography: Akiko Motofuji
- Venue
- Art Tower Mito Contemporary Art Gallery
- Performance date(s)
- 2 August 1997
- Performer(s) and staff
- Performers: Akiko Motofuji, Kazuo Ono, Yoshito Ono, Joan Sorel, Asbestos-Kan'S Butoh Performers
- Genre
- Butoh