The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Nishijin Performance)

Isamu Osuka

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The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Nishijin Performance)

Video ID number: V00702
Recording date: November 1983

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Based in Kyoto, Byakko-sha engaged in numerous collaborations with people connected to Nishijin textiles, including appearances in kimono fashion shows. This performance was the premiere of Byakko-sha’s representative work, "The Skylark and the Lying Buddha: Men are Beds, Women are Stylish." In the footage, the opening head-shaving scene is not included. The performance was billed as "A Commemorative Performance in Support of the Nishijin Textile Industrial Association’s 100th Anniversary and Participation in the ’84 Los Angeles Olympics 'CIVIL warS'," although participation in "CIVIL warS" ultimately did not come to pass.

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Title: The Skylark and the Lying Buddha (Nishijin Performance)
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition, Choreography and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Nishijin Hall
Performance date(s): 22 November 1983 - 24 November 1983
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Isamu Osuka, Norikazu Sato, Torio Nogi, Norio Imanishi, Sanae Hiruta, Ritsu Minatama, Karuko Aiyama, Tenko Ima, Ine Yatsushima, Kao Arahata, Kanoko Tsubosaka
Live Music: mar-pa
Organiser(s): Organized by: Nishijin Textile Industry Association, Youth Group
Genre: Butoh