Live at Mandala

Isamu Osuka

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Video ID number: V00684
Recording date: June 1977

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Isamu Osuka, who would later establish Byakko-sha in 1980, founded Oriental Yasokai the year after his 1976 dance tour of Southeast Asia. This footage documents Oriental Yasokai's inaugural performance, held at the live music venue Mandala in Kichijoji, Tokyo. According to the flyer, the work performed was titled “Sanno Giyaman To: An Invitation to the Dancers Who Support the Theatre.” Various prototypes can be discerned here that would later be developed and refined into Byakko-sha’s works, including their signature piece "The Skylark and the Lying Buddha." Much of the music frequently used in later works also appears in this recording, although it is possible that it was added or edited at a later stage.

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Title: Live at Mandala
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition, Choreography and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Live House MANDA-LA
Performance date(s): 27 June 1977 - 29 June 1977
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Isamu Osuka, Sanae Hiruta, Erotica Duo No.9, Sumera Dancers 77, Goro Namerikawa
Genre: Butoh