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Monday, August 29, 2011

The Dead Sea: Butoh

An audience member at a show I once performed at told me that my dance performance remided her of the Japanese art of Butoh.

Knowing little about Butoh, I decided to learn more. A few months back I found this beautiful video of the artist Kazuo Ono who was at least in his 80's at the time.

Info from "bobdena" on YouTube:
A short clip of butoh's co-founder Kazuo Ono dancing. Date unknown, approximately 1980, from the documentary Dance of Darkness by Edin Velez.

Kazuo Ohno passed away June 1, 2010, at the age of 103. We lost a great man and a great light to dancers and performers around the world. May we all be blessed with a life as full and rewarding as his was.

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  1. ShaktiMonday, August 29, 2011 at 8:23:00 PM EDT

    I can see that comparison. This is another butoh performance I really enjoy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ms7MGs2Nh8


    Shakti

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  2. AeprilFriday, September 2, 2011 at 9:41:00 PM EDT

    That was awesome! thanks!

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