Takazashiki

Overview

This piece is based on the image of a falconer in northern Japan, and this image in turn comes from when Hijikata Tatsumi brought a live turkey to 'Shiokubi', the opening performance of Hoppo Butoh-ha in Yamagata in 1975. It was kept in the rehearsal hall, where it died. Hijikata changed the entire choreography and Yuki Yuko, who played the role of hawk as well as falconer's wife, recalled that the performance was so driven it was as though Hijikata's spirit had possessed her.

- Bishop Yamada Butoh Performance: Hearse of Four Seasons Part 1 - Spring

Details

Title

Takazashiki

Performance creator(s)

Hoppo Butoh-ha

Direction/Choreography

Created and directed by: Bishop Yamada
Choreographed and directed by: Tatsumi Hijikata

Venue

Sogetsu Hall

Performance date(s)

22 May 1984 ‐ 24 May 1984

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Mitsuru Nambu, Atsushi Takenouchi, Kenichi Fujioka, Hiromichi Tsuchiya, Yuko Yuki, Kiyoko Hasegawa, Tomiko Tateishi, Chie Sasaki, Sachiko Tokita, Nozomi Matsuzaki, Setsuko Watanabe, Mariko Suzuki
Stage Manager: Shigehiro Ito
Sound Designer: Kazuo Oaku
Lighting Designer: Yoshiro Abe
Designer: Kumiko Kimura
Photograph for the poster taken by: Jin Sato
Production Coordinator: Hoppo Butoh-Ha

Genre

Butoh

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