Tale of Warazu

Kuritaro

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Video ID number
V00129
Recording date
February 1995

Overview

Presented as part of the 1st OSAKA DANCE EXPERIENCE, a festival that ran for 6 years from 1995 to 2000 with the aim of re-exploring butoh. The butoh group Kobuzoku Arutai (Altaic), led by Kuritaro, had moved from Hokkaido to Kansai the previous year when Kuritaro moved to Tamba. 'Warazu' means 'straw' in the local Tamba-Sasayama dialect. While working in agriculture and construction, Kuritaro wanted to make a piece themed around peasants and the countryside, and created this work about seeking inner salvation from the inescapable reality of such a life.

- 1st OSAKA DANCE EXPERIENCE: Performance by Kobuzoku Arutai (Altaic)

Details

Title
Tale of Warazu
Performance creator(s)
TORII HALL
Direction/Choreography
Created by: Kuritaro
Venue
TORII HALL
Performance date(s)
24 February 1995 ‐ 26 February 1995
Performer(s) and staff
Performers: Kuritaro, Kobuzoku Altai
Genre
Butoh

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