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Kazuo Ohno's World: From Without & Within

by Kazuo Ohno

A portrait of Kazuo Ohno and Butoh

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A portrait of Kazuo Ohno and Butoh

Photographs and text bring together two complementary views of Kazuo Ohno, a founder of the Japanese dance form Butoh. “Food for the Soul” is an interview with his son Yoshito about Ohno and his dances; “Workshop Words” collects talks Kazuo Ohno gave to students in workshops. The images accompany both personal reflections and material from his teaching, making the book a source on Ohno’s work and on how he spoke with performers. Its scope connects an individual artist’s practice with the development of modern dance in Japan and Butoh’s influence on contemporary American dance.

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  • Readers interested in Butoh and modern dance
  • Performers curious about workshop teaching and artistic practice
  • Readers seeking a photographic and textual portrait of Kazuo Ohno

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ButohModern danceArtistic practice and teachingPortraiture and photography

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Book overview

Photographs and words illuminate Butoh dance.

Kazuo Ohno is one of the founders of the Japanese modern dance form, Butoh, which had a large influence on contemporary American modern and postmodern dance. Now for the first time, Ohno's words and insights are available in English. This book brings together two distinct but related works: the first, Food for the Soul, is an interview with Yoshito Ohno about his father and his father's dances. With the help of some 100 photographs, he reveals a compelling and complex figure. The second, Workshop Words, is a collection of talks given by Kazuo Ohno to his students during workshops, complemented by photographs of Ohno in intimate settings. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed, this book is a finely nuanced portrait of one of the most distinctive contemporary performers to emerge from Japan in the 20th century. It is an indispensable manual for the aspiring performer in any field.

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