“Himei no Mori” [The Forest of Hidden Screams] – Beyond the Tunnel

Isamu Osuka

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“Himei no Mori” [The Forest of Hidden Screams] – Beyond the Tunnel

Video ID number: V00680
Recording date: 10 May 1980

Overview

The inaugural performance of the Kyoto-based butoh group Byakko-sha, founded under the leadership of Isamu Osuka. Following this debut, Byakko-sha toured university festivals throughout the Kansai region up through 1981. The program included works such as "Angry Chicken" and "Crying Chicken" from "Jagatara Oharu" by Sanae Hiruta and Karuko Aiyama (pieces that would rarely appear again in later performances) as well as "The Whale’s Bride" and "Tiger of Viscera," which would later be incorporated into Byakko-sha’s signature work, "The Skylark and the Lying Buddha."

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Title: “Himei no Mori” [The Forest of Hidden Screams] – Beyond the Tunnel
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition, Choreography and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Ritsumeikan University's Igakukan Hall 1
Performance date(s): 10 May 1980
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Isamu Osuka, Ryuta Gan, Ikki Taoka, Norikazu Sato, Sanae Hiruta, Karuko Aiyama, Cameler Dancers 88
Live Music: Southeast Asia Junior Marching Band
Organiser(s): Organizer: Ritsumeikan University's Arts and Sciences Association
Genre: Butoh