Boys and Girls’ Kusudama (from Geikotsu no Mori)

Isamu Osuka

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Boys and Girls’ Kusudama (from Geikotsu no Mori)

Video ID number: V00693
Recording date: 22 November 1981

Overview

Byakko-sha began their Kansai-wide University Festival Tour in 1980, performing "Boys and Girls’ Kusudama" in 1981. This video includes part of the rehearsal at Kyoto City University of Arts as well as the first half of the performance. Many elements overlap with "Geikotsu no Mori," which was performed at Doshisha University in 1980, but the number of dancers has increased. The bare-chested palanquin bearers are students, and some were even tied by Byakko-sha to a “human clock” as its hands. The performance took place in bitterly cold conditions, with snow falling.

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Title: Boys and Girls’ Kusudama (from Geikotsu no Mori)
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Kyoto City University of Arts' Open-air Hall
Performance date(s): 22 November 1981
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Isamu Osuka, Ryuta Gan, Ikki Taoka, Norikazu Sato, Happa Iwamoto, Torio Nogi, Sanae Hiruta, Karuko Aiyama, Rin Shiba, Ritsu Minatama, Tenko Ima, Misuzu Hyuga, Cameler Dancers 88, Geidai Society X
Filming: Jun Okazaki
Organiser(s): Organizer: Kyoto City University of Arts Festival Executive Committee
Genre: Butoh