Butoh is an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and achingly serene. It started with the debut performance of Hijikata Tatsumi in May 1959, but today people all over the world are drawn to butoh’s ability to enact paradox and contradiction.
Butoh and Other Cool Things Japanese
Butoh is an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and achingly serene. It started with the debut performance of Hijikata Tatsumi in May 1959, but today people all over the world are drawn to butoh’s ability to enact paradox and contradiction.