Three

Overview

Three modern-day dancers copy three masterworks by the founders of butoh: Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno and Yoshito Ohno. Mikiko Kawamura, Takao Kawaguchi and Dai Matsuoka respond to the spirit of butoh with modern methods. Kawamura reproduces Hijikata’s "Hosotan" (Story of Smallpox), Kawaguchi reconstructs Kazuo Ohno’s "Admiring La Argentina", and Matsuoka recreates Yoshito Ohno’s "Hijikata Sansho". With careful study of archived footage from the original performances and intense training, they transport butoh to the here and now.

- Tokyo Real Underground festival (Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13): 1 April - 15 August 2021

Details

Title

Three

Performance creator(s)

NPO Dance Archive Network

Direction/Choreography

Composition and Direction: Naoto Iina (Dance and Media Japan)

Venue

Filmed at Former Hakubutsukan Dobutsuen Station [Museum Zoo Station]

Performance date(s)

22 May 2021 - 15 August 2021 (online viewing)

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Takao Kawaguchi, Mikiko Kawamura, Dai Matsuoka
Supporting Performer: Ryugoro Kuze
Film Production: LAND FES
Costume Designer: Noriko Kitamura
Stage Manager: Takashi Kawachi, Roshi (Sunagumi)
Lighting Designer: Mori Noriyuki Mori (balance,inc.DESIGN/LIGHTING)
Sound Designer: Noriaki Coda
Exhibition Design / Construction: Yusuke Suzuki Design Office Inc.
Direction / Filming / Editing: Naoto Iina (Dance and Media Japan)
Filming / Editing (exhibit): Naohiro Yoshida, Eri Kawamura
Butoh Ceiling Illustrations: Yo Ishihara
Shooting venue (exhibit): Morishita Studio
Photography: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa, Tsubasa Wada, Yulia Skogoreva
Publicity Design: Young Soul

Organiser(s)

Organisers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Planning and Production: NPO Dance Archive Network

Genre

Butoh

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  From the Ohno Yoshito’s "Hijikata Sansho"
  Photo: Yulia Skogoreva

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  From the Hijikata’s "Hosotan"
  Photo: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa

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  From the Ohno Kazuo’s "Admiring La Argentina"
  Photo: Tatsuhiko Nakagawa

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  Festival flyer