8.0Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis · 1990
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990) is a Documentary film directed by Michael Blackwood, starring Yoko Ashikawa, Akiko Motofuji, Nario Goda.
Documentary
8.0Overview
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies. Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. By reestablishing the ancient Japanese connection of dance, music, and masks, and by recalling the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, Butoh incorporates much traditional theater. At the same time, it is a movement of resistance against the abandonment of traditional culture to a highly organized consumer-oriented society.
Cast
Yoko Ashikawa, Akiko Motofuji, Nario Goda, Tatsumi Hijikata, Yukio Waguri, Akaji Maro, Natsu Nakajima, Sanae Hiruta
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What is "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" about?
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies. Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. By reestablishing the ancient Japanese connection of dance, music, and masks, and by recalling the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, Butoh incorporates much traditional theater. At the same time, it is a movement of resistance against the abandonment of traditional culture to a highly organized consumer-oriented society.
When was "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" released?
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis was released in 1990.
Who stars in "Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis"?
The cast includes Yoko Ashikawa, Akiko Motofuji, Nario Goda, Tatsumi Hijikata.
