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Introduction to Art Archive XXVIII: In the Shadows: The Obscure World of Tatsumi Hijikata’s Choreography
Keio University Art Center
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Tatsumi Hijikata
Even though Tatsumi Hijikata’s career in Butoh lasted less than thirty years, it is nevertheless difficult to fully grasp the entirety of his work since Forbidden Colors in 1959. Within this complex legacy, it is clear that Hijikata made a conscious choice to push the boundaries of his Butoh performances after 1970. While the 1960s was one of the peaks of the Butoh Movement, Hijikata went his separate way from those who had also played key roles in this time, intent upon creating yet newer forms of Butoh.
While Hijikata himself was taken aback when he left the stage in 1973, he went on to develop the “Butoh Score” as a method of choreographing Butoh. This exhibition traces movements born of ghosts and shadows, drawing on new international perspectives and experimental approaches to moving images to present and reconsider Tatsumi Hijikata’s method, grounded in his Butoh scores. The exhibition will provide a half-century overview of Hijikata's creative activities since 1976 and will introduce two works in particular: Saga Kobayashi’s 1977 performance of Bitter Light, and Momoko Nimura’s 1978 performance of The First Flower that commemorated the establishment of the Matsudai Annex at Asbestos Studio.
While Hijikata himself was taken aback when he left the stage in 1973, he went on to develop the “Butoh Score” as a method of choreographing Butoh. This exhibition traces movements born of ghosts and shadows, drawing on new international perspectives and experimental approaches to moving images to present and reconsider Tatsumi Hijikata’s method, grounded in his Butoh scores. The exhibition will provide a half-century overview of Hijikata's creative activities since 1976 and will introduce two works in particular: Saga Kobayashi’s 1977 performance of Bitter Light, and Momoko Nimura’s 1978 performance of The First Flower that commemorated the establishment of the Matsudai Annex at Asbestos Studio.
Schedule | Jan 19 (Mon) 2026-Mar 14 (Sat) 2026 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.art-c.keio.ac.jp/en/news-events/event-archive/artarchive28/ | ||||
| Venue | Keio University Art Center http://www.art-c.keio.ac.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | Keio University Mita Campus South School Building, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from exit A3 at Mita Station on the Toei Mita and Asakusa lines, 8 minute walk from the Mita exit (West exit) of Tamachi Station on the JR Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5427-1621 | ||||
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