
Ankoku Butoh is a style of avant-garde dance that established itself in the counter culture experimental arts scene of post WWII Japan. The dance form is thought to have been founded by Tatsumi Hijikata, who both created and performed in butoh pieces from the late 1950’s - through the early 1970’s. In butoh, the style of movement is extremely stylized and deliberate, vacillating between slow and sharp, expressing feelings of dread, sexualization, violence, calmness, birth and “creatureness” among other things. This performance of Summer Storm was originally recorded in 1973 at Westside Auditorium, Kyoto University, Japan, and was Hijikata’s last public performance before his death in 1986 with Butoh of Dark Spirit School. Video version produced in 2003.
Directed by Misao Arai
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Related

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Nude

National Gallery

Come See Me in the Good Light

Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

The Curse of the Dragon

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

Beyond the Mat

Looking for Richard

Nothing Like a Dame

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows