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Dairakudakan’s “Unearthly” Butoh Meets A Tortured Russian tale

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 22nd Mar 2018 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Dance

Following a January press conference in which the New National Theatre, Tokyo, announced that...

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Butoh For Kids Has Fun With “Birthday Suit” Tale

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jul 2016 | Interview, Japan, Theatre for Young Audiences

“Gloomy,” “eerie,” “vulgar,” “avant-garde” and “conceptual” are adjectives often used to describe...

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“Crazy Camel” Helps Butoh Over The Hump

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 25th Jan 2016 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Dance

“Many people have a preconception about butoh — that it is performed by dancers whose bodies...

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