Contemporary Dance in Japan: New wave in dance and butoh after the ...
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Sort Desciption: 1 Contemporary Dance in Japan: New wave in dance and butoh after the 1990s by Kazuko Kuniyoshi A background article prepared under the auspices of U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network ...
Content Inside: 1 Contemporary Dance in Japan: New wave in dance and butoh after the 1990s by Kazuko Kuniyoshi A background article prepared under the auspices of U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network for the 2004 U.S. tour of Akira Kasai Translated by Kyoko Yoshida, edited by Autumn Patterson Over the past 12-13 years, some drastic changes have taken place in the environment surrounding Japanese contemporary dance. A number of small to mid-sized theaters were newly built and opened1, various kinds of new dance festivals were organized, and theater facilities began to sponsor their own dance competitions2. The emergence of these new theaters, festivals and competitions has actively contributed to the advent of new kinds of dance in ...
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