Hijikata Tatsumi's explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan - butoh: an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and serene. Since then, though interest has grown exponentially, and people all over the world are drawn to butoh's ability to enact paradox and contradiction, audiences are less knowledgeable about the contributions and innovations of the founder of butoh. Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh traces the rollicking history of the creation and initial maturation of butoh, and locates Hijikata's performances within the intellectual, cultural, and economic ferment of Japan from the sixties to the eighties.
| ISBN: | 9780230120402 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2012 |
| Author: | Bruce Baird |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 293 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Cultural studies Dance History of Performing Arts The arts: general topics Performing arts |
Hijikata Tatsumi's explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan - butoh: an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and serene. Since then, though interest has grown exponentially, and people all over the world are drawn to butoh's ability to enact paradox and contradiction, audiences are less knowledgeable about the contributions and innovations of the founder of butoh. Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh traces the rollicking history of the creation and initial maturation of butoh, and locates Hijikata's performances within the intellectual, cultural, and economic ferment of Japan from the sixties to the eighties.
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Cultural studies, Dance, History of Performing Arts, The arts: general topics, Performing arts
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh is available in Hardback
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh was written by Bruce Baird and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh has 293 pages
Yes it is part of Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History series