Ghosts and Cherries I

Overview

The first in a series of butoh performances titled "The Theater of the Body", which focuses on 'nikutai' [the body as flesh/meat]. The series began in June 2008, and was held on the 29th of every month. The show was structured in two parts: the first part was a free, experimental performance that aimed to "expand the scope of the Butoh genre", and the second part was a solo performance by Harada Nobuo. The three-year series concluded on 29 May 2011.

"The term 'nikutai' is no longer commonly used in discussions of the body, but the word 'shintai' [another word for 'body'] is too clean. I don't want to forget that the nuances embedded in 'nikutai', such as shyness and perverseness, are at the very origin of butoh. I want to draw a line between this and contemporary dance, or other forms that fall within the framework of civil society."
- Harada Nobuo, from an interview by Yada Tamiya, Yomiuri Shimbun evening edition, June 2008

Details

Title

Ghosts and Cherries I

Performance creator(s)

Butoh Seiryukai

Direction/Choreography

Nobuo Harada

Venue

SPACE TERRA

Performance date(s)

29 June 2008

Performer(s) and staff

Performer: Nobuo Harada (Butoh Seiryu-kai)
Graphic Design: Fumiya Uehara
Video and Editing: Shin'e Takeishi

Organiser(s)

Organiser: Butoh Seiryu-kai

Genre

Butoh

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