A History of Butô

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Bruce Baird (Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

A History of Butô

Bruce Baird (Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

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Oxford University Press Inc
14 July 2022

Theatre Studies; Folk dancing; Other performing arts; Asian history

Butô is rarely given the credit it deserves as one of the most innovative forms of dance and theater that emerged throughout the 20th century. One of the world's leading experts on the form, author Bruce Baird offers in The History of Butô a new account of a crucial and influential performance art of the latter half of the 20th century. Tracing the performances and techniques of ten of the most important names in the first and second generation of butô, including Hijikata Tatsumi, Maro Akaji, Carlotta Ikeda, and Kobayashi Saga, as well as following its migration abroad to France and elsewhere, The History of Butô puts on display the creativity of the founders as well as the variety of directions taken by subsequent dancers. In addition, this book places these choreographer/dancers at the center of many of our time's most important issues, demonstrating the importance and relevance of their reflections around the relationship between humans, technology and new media, and the status of gender and ethnicity in Japan, Europe, and the world. Baird guides us through all of this with an approachable, expansive view of an artform with which he is intimately and uniquely familiar.

By: Bruce Baird (Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 150mm, Width: 226mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 412g
ISBN: 9780197630280
ISBN 10: 0197630286
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 July 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruce Baird teaches Japanese Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a research focus on butô, Japanese theater, and new media studies. He has published widely on butô including the massive co-edited volume Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance and the landmark book Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits. He is the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships.

Reviews for A History of Butô

Baird's book is a welcome historical resource and commentary. His knowledge and first-hand research highlight the expansive nature of Buto's place in the 21st century. * Bonnie Sue Stein, Wendy Perron *