Hijikata Tatsumis explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan - butoh: an art form of contrasts; by turns shocking and serene. Since then; though interest has grown exponentially; and people all over the world are drawn to butohs ability to enact paradox and contradiction; audiences are less knowledgeable about the contributions and innovations of the founder of butoh. Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh traces the rollicking history of the creation and initial maturation of butoh; and locates Hijikatas performances within the intellectual; cultural; and economic ferment of Japan from the sixties to the eighties.
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