Butoh Dance Performance in Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ms7MGs2Nh8
Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band "Mobile".
A butoh documentary: Kamaitachi in the snow [FULL] | 雪原の鎌鼬：舞踏ドキュメンタリー【本編】
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUi8DtBj_nI
WHAT IS BUTOH? A French butoh dancer visits Japan for the first time, to pursue this ultimate question. Lead by the shadows of Tatsumi Hijikata, the founder of butoh, the journey leads him from metropolitan Tokyo to the snowy fields of Tashiro village in northeastern Akita. Kamaitachi: 1. A phenomenon where a vacuum in the air rips the skin like cutting with a scythe often observed in snowy regions. It was believed to be a work by a weasel. Literal translation: “scythe-weasel” or "scythe wind”. (Source: “Daijisen” Shogakukan Publishing) 2. A photo book by Eikoh Hosoe and Tatsumi Hijikata, published in 1969. Starred by Melvin Coppalle & Saga Kobayashi A film by Travel Design www.travel-dsn.com Music by Maxime Corblin Special thanks to: Keio University Art Center Tashiro Village Experience Council Kamaitachi Association NPO Hijikata Tatsumi Kinen Akita Butoh Kai 「舞踏とは何なのか」この究極の問いを追うフランス人舞踏家の日本での足取りを１０日間に渡って追う。 舞踏の創始者・土方巽の影に導かれ、旅の舞台は東京から、東北秋田の雪原の地・田代へと移りゆく。 鎌鼬 1. 突然皮膚が裂けて、鋭利な鎌で切ったような傷ができる現象。特に雪国地方でみられ、越後の七不思議の一つとされる。空気中に真空の部分ができたときに、それに触れて起こるといわれる。昔は、イタチのしわざと信じられていた。鎌風。 (出典：小学館「大辞泉」) 2. 細江英公と土方巽により1969年に出版された写真集。 主演：メルビン・コッパレ＆小林嵯峨 制作：トラベルデザイン株式会社 www.travel-dsn.com 音楽：マクシム・コルブリン 特別協力： 慶應大学アートセンター 田代村体験協議会 NPO法人鎌鼬の会 NPO土方巽記念秋田舞踏会 Director of photography: Taiki Endo Chief Producer: Hiroshi Susaki Director: Ichita Komori
The Art of Japanese Butoh Dance - Lori Otani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0ih3dJZTI
The Art of Japanese Butoh Dance" with Lori Ohtani, Butoh dancer/master Learn how the words of movements, applied arts and meditation overlap in Butoh Dance, a unique, challenging and often misunderstood modern dance form. Butoh dancer/master Lori Ohtani explains how she bridges worlds of art, music and teaching.