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Kazuo Ohno and Butoh Dance

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Traces the origins and development of the Japanese form of dance theatre.

Artist / Author Lizzie Slater
Publisher Laban
Reference A0788
Date 1986
Journal Dance Theatre Journal
Journal date Winter 1986
Journal page 6-10
Type Article

Keywords

age ageing archive biography body choreography death Japan Unique Ballet World War II

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