ART BODIC performance at Kakegawa-za

Isamu Osuka

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Video ID number: V00685
Recording date: 27 February 1991

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A record of "New Twilight Hour - In Tribute to the Sealing of Kakegawa-za," performed by the Byakko-sha’s "takeout" butoh group ART BODIC at the closing event “Farewell, Our Beloved Kakegawa-za” held for the Kakegawa-za theater, formerly located in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Kakegawa-za was a full-scale theater built in 1909, equipped with a revolving stage, and after the war it also screened films. Following a varied program that included a lecture by Tomomi Muramatsu and a poetry reading by Tomohiro Tsuchiya (author of "Kakegawa-za: My Cinema Paradise,") Byakko-sha appeared as the finale. Female dancers performed with fireworks and male dancers wielded torches, adding a vivid and celebratory touch to the theater’s farewell.

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Title: ART BODIC performance at Kakegawa-za
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Kakegawa-za
Performance date(s): 27 February 1991
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Torio Nogi, Hideki Nakazato, Naruhiko Kadowa, Karuko Aiyama, Ritsu Minatama, Ine Yatsushima
Planning: Toshiaki Shimizu
Genre: Butoh