History of Buto

The History of Butô explores one of the central forms of dance of the 20th century through the lives of its most important performers.

List of contents

• List of Illustrations


• Acknowledgments


• 1 Prologue and Introduction


• 2. Hijikata Tatsumi


• 3. Ashikawa Yôko


• 4. Maro Akaji


• 5. Kobayashi Saga


• 6. Interlude: Cabaret


• 7. Interlude: Butô's Success in France


• 8. Ôno Kazuo


• 9. Carlotta Ikeda


• 10. Yoshioka Yumiko


• 11. Kasai Akira


• 12. Amagatsu Ushio


• 13. Tanaka Min


• 14. Epilogue


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Bruce Baird teaches Japanese Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a research focus on butô, Japanese theater, and new media studies. He has published widely on butô including the massive co-edited volume Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance and the landmark book Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits. He is the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships.

Summary

The History of Butô explores one of the central forms of dance of the 20th century through the lives of its most important performers.

Additional text

Drawing from literature in multiple languages, Baird's book should have a broad, international audience.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Baird, Bruce (Associate Professor of East Asian La Baird, Bruce (Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures Baird, Baird Bruce
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780197630280
• ISBN: 978-0-19-763028-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Japan, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts, Asian History, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Regional & Cultural, Folk Dancing