Dance of Darkness

Dance of Darkness

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1989

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

90%

Original Title

Dance of Darkness

Director

Edin Velez

Description

The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly rooted in both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, Butoh arose in a spirit of revolt in the early 1960s. Characterized by frank sexuality and bodily distortions, Butoh transforms traditional dance movements into new forms, stripping away the taboos of contemporary Japanese culture to reveal a secret world of darkness and irrationality.