Three

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Video ID number: V00511
Recording date: 2021

Overview

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

- Created as a video piece. The venue indicates where it was filmed, while the performance period refers to the dates the work was available for online viewing, from its release date until the conclusion of the Tokyo Real Underground festival (1 April - 15 August 2021).
- Tokyo Real Underground (Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13)

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