Butoh: Metamorphic Dance and Global Alchemy

by Sondra Fraleigh

Book Overview

Both a refraction of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a protest against Western values, butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater that emerged in the aftermath of World War II. Sondra Fraleigh chronicles the growth of this provocative art form from its mid-century founding under a sign of darkness to its assimilation in the twenty-first century as a poignant performance medium with philosophical and political implications. Through highly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252077415
• ISBN13: 9780252077418
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"