Tatsumi Hijikata Revolt Of The Body

Stephen Barber

"Hijikita: Revolt of the Body" examines the life and work of Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-86), who invented a revolutionary performance art and dance known as Ankoku Butoh, or 'Dance of Darkness'. The Butoh style of performance and movement premiered in Japan in 1959 and developed in subsequent years in respo...