December 2, 2010
The Body Labyrinth
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010 Yukio Waguri is the only student of butoh founder Tatsumi Hijikata who is still actively staging performances in the avant-garde dance style. For his upcoming piece, he eschews his teacher’s butoh-fu notation and formulates his own dance language, drawing inspiration from a book on the human form by […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2010
Photo by Rob Schwartz
Yukio Waguri is the only student of butoh founder Tatsumi Hijikata who is still actively staging performances in the avant-garde dance style. For his upcoming piece, he eschews his teacher’s butoh-fu notation and formulates his own dance language, drawing inspiration from a book on the human form by famed aesthetician Atsushi Tanigawa. The Body Labyrinth features contemporary dancer Noriko Seki alongside six butoh performers, and reflects Waguri’s continued interest in metamorphosis, as animals, monsters, dolls, humans and angels transform into one another.
The Body Labyrinth
New work by butoh dancer Yukio Wagari explores the mysteries of the flesh. Dec 3-4, 7:30pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/¥3,300 (door). Nippori Sunny Hall. Tel: CBC Method 03-3365-0159.
