Flowerbird Butoh A Way of Life

Comprising historic archive footage and texts this DVD box enlightens us greatly about Yoshito Ohnos here and now Butoh has a distinct starting point namely in 1959 with Kinjiki a duet featuring Tatsumi Hijikata and Yoshito Ohno His father the legendary Kazuo Ohno created another epochmaking opus in 1977 Admiring La Argentina with Yoshito Ohno as production manager These links are no mere coincidence To date weve tended to overlook Yoshito Ohno barely granting him the recognition he merits Just as dance requires a lengthy gestation period in which to evolve his dance has finally come into our field of vision in all its freshness and starknakedness linking Butohs origins to its zenith to a point where he now stands at a crossroads