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- Video ID number
- V00525
- Recording date
- 25 February 1985
Overview
A vivid recreation of primitive creatures such as elephants, crocodiles, and demons - beings that know nothing of modernity or the self - living and playing in a forest after the rainy season. (From the flyer)
Kyoto-based Byakko-sha's first performance in Tokyo. "Hibari to Nejaka" [The Skylark and the Lying Buddha] was first performed in 1983, and went on to become one of Byakko-sha's signature pieces, performed all over the world, showcasing the wild energy of their early work.
- Butoh Festival '85: Collection of Butoh Confessions - Seven Seasons and Castles
Details
- Title
- The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Butoh Festival ’85)
- Performance creator(s)
- Nippon Cultural Centre
- Direction/Choreography
- Composition and Direction: Isamu Osuka
- Venue
- Yurakucho Asahi Hall
- Performance date(s)
- 25 February 1985
- Organiser(s)
- Organiser: Nippon Cultural Centre
- Genre
- Butoh
