Yomotsuhirasaka (The Slope between the World of Living and Dead)

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Yomotsuhirasaka (The Slope between the World of Living and Dead)
Video ID number
V00079
Recording date
March 1975

Overview

First performance by the Susanoo Butoh Dance troupe. In the previous year, 1974, Kasai Akira had presented 'A Dance of Requiem for Amaterasu Omikami' in July and 'Denju no Mon - What are the mystic rites of the modern age?' in October. In his text 'A Message for the Susanoo Butoh Dance Troupe Performance in Kyushu' he wrote: "What on earth could the true spirit of the second opening of Ama-no-Iwato be if not the dance of Susanoo-no-Mikoto himself?" (Seirei Butoh)

Details

Title
Yomotsuhirasaka (The Slope between the World of Living and Dead)
Performance creator(s)
Tenshi-Kan
Venue
Meguro Public Hall
Performance date(s)
18 March 1975 - 20 March 1975
Performer(s) and staff
Performers: Akira Kasai, Josaku Sugita, Setsuko Yamada, Kyoko Okumura and others
Genre
Butoh

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