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Available until 15 August

Takao Kawaguchi—About Kazuo Ohno

Photo by Takuya Matsumi

Photo by naoto iina

Photo by Takuya Matsumi

A “conceptual performance about Butoh”, this piece by Takao Kawaguchi completely copies the moves of Kazuo Ohno, as recorded in archived footage of his masterpieces. Kawaguchi’s performance, which is devoted to copying, paradoxically illuminates the charm, scale, and mystery of Kazuo Ohno’s dance, while also bringing the artist Takao Kawaguchi to light. Since its premiere in 2013, this piece has been performed in 38 cities around the world, and in 2016 it was nominated for the Bessie Award. This video is a recording of the performance that took place at the Ueno Park Amphitheater in Tokyo for the first time in eight years, in June 2021.



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Credit

About Kazuo Ohno Filmed Performance

Direction and Performance

Takao Kawaguchi


Featured Film

naoto iina


Film Appearance

Yoshito Ohno

Costume

Noriko Kitamura


Dance Analyst and Coach

Tomoko Hirata

Stage Management

Takashi Kawachi


Lighting

Noriyuki Mori


Sound

Noriaki Coda


Filming & Editing

NPO LAND FES

Photography

Tatsuhiko Nakagawa


Tzvasa Wada


In Cooperation with

Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio


Studio Cypress


Tomomi Tanabe


Yumi Tateishi


Yurika Kuremiya

Original About Kazuo Ohno (2013 premiere)

Concept and Performance

Takao Kawaguchi


Choreography

Kazuo Ohno


Tatsumi Hijikata

Dramaturge, Film, Sound

naoto iina


Lighting

Toshio Mizohata

Film Appearance

Yoshito Ohno

Costume

Noriko Kitamura


In Cooperation with

Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio

Artist

Takao Kawaguchi

Joined the performance group Dumb Type in 1996. Began a solo career in 2000, exploring the boundaries of performance across theatre, dance, video and art. In 2008 he began a solo performance series called a perfect life, which was presented at the 5th Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions in 2013. In recent years, he has been working on performances that are related to Butoh, including The Sick Dancer (with Tomomi Tanabe, 2012) and About Kazuo Ohno (2013). The latter was nominated for an NYC Bessie Award, and was shown at Théâtre de la Ville in Paris in 2018.
http://www.kawaguchitakao.com/

A BUTOH Sunakku—Aftershow talk will be streamed live
directly after the performance on the first day.

Takao Kawaguchi x Vivienne Sato