Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo
By: Sondra Fraleigh and Tamah Nakamura.
Contributors: Nakamura, Tamah.
Series: Routledge performance practitioners
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780415354387; 9780415354392; 9780203001035
Subjects: Butō; Modern dance -- Japan
Description: "Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo is the first book to combine: an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno, extending to the larger story of butoh's international assimilation; an exploration of the impact of the social and political issues of post-World War II Japan on the aesthetic development of butoh; metamorphic dance experiences that students of butoh can explore; and a glossary of English and Japanese terms."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.