Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh : Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits Frank Ankersmit Author: Michael Baigent

Author: Michael Baigent

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Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

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Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh : Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits Frank Ankersmit Author: Michael BaigentHijikata Tatsumi's explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan 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