Mushibiraki

Overview

Sending off Hijikata Tatsumi 'Mushibiraki' - Tohoku Butoh Masudama' was an event held in Masudama Village in Yamagata as a sending off event after the death of Hijikata Tatsumi in January 1986. According to the programme nearly 50 butoh dancers participated on 10 stages across the village. 'Mushibiraki' is what Hijikata referred to spreading costumes out on the verandah at the end of the rainy season.
In the film there are performances by Motofuji Akiko, Kobayashi Saga and Ohno Kazuo, with many other butoh dancers joining at the end. It also includes part of lectures.

- The film is presumed to have been recorded on 25 and 26 July

Details

Title

Mushibiraki

Performance creator(s)

Asbestos-kan

Venue

Masudama village, Yamagata Pref.

Performance date(s)

25 July 1987

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Motofuji Akiko, Saga Kobayashi, Kazuo Ohno, Tomiko Takai, Mitsutaka Ishii, Yoshito Ohno, Suehiro Tanemura and others

Genre

Butoh

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  Flyer

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  Flyer (inside)

  Time table and the map