The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Butoh Festival ’85)

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.

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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

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Isamu Osuka, Norikazu Sato, Torio Nogi, Norio Imanishi, Byakko-sha-chu arawakashu, Sanae Hiruta, Karuko Aiyama, Ritsu Minatama, Tenko Ima, Ine Yatsushima, Kao Arahata, Kanoko Tsubosaka
Transcendental Music: Yasunobu Matsuo, Tadasu Yoshida, Gaku Nakamura
Music (Chikuho-ryu Shakuhachi Kaze no Kai): Takudo Fukumoto, Shoho Yoshitake, Juho Nishiguchi, Kyoho Uemura
17-string Koto: Kaori Takada
Musume Gidayu Chant: Asanosuke Takemoto
Shamisen: Genpei Toyozawa
Lighting Design: Yasuo Daito
Sound Design: Ayumu Okubo

Organiser(s)

Organiser: Nippon Cultural Centre

Genre

Butoh

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