Butoh: Piercing the Mask
Butoh: Piercing the Mask

Butoh: Piercing the Mask

1991-01-01| 49 min

This documentary pierces the mystery and mystique of a dance movement adored by the West and largely ignored by the Japanese. It uses archival and modern footage of leading Butoh performers and interviews Butoh specialists to throw light on the essential Butoh themes of darkness, violence and eroticism to get to the core of the nature of Butoh.

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