Butoh : metamorphic dance and global alchemy
Fraleigh, Sondra Horton, 1939-2010
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Both a refraction of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a protest against Western values, butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre that emerged in the aftermath of World War II. Sondra Fraleigh chronicles the growth of this provocative art form.
Main title:
Butoh : metamorphic dance and global alchemy / Sondra Fraleigh.
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Imprint:
Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2010.
Collation:
264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780252077418 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792.80952792.80952
Language:
English
BRN:
734282