Butoh Dance Performance in Japan

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Uploaded by on Nov 8, 2007

Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band "Mobile".

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  • silver surfer lost his board again.

  • Wow. Every movement from every part of his body is a masterpiece.

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  • thumbs up if you twitched ur calf muscles when he was standing on his toes.

  • I like how the top comments on these types of videos are always one serious praise of the performance and one smart-alecky joke :P

  • ooo in japan this is butoh.........but in north malaysia we make butoh as butoh pak hang!! hahhaha

  • this looks like the grude the music makes it scary

  • Forgot the morning coffee I see.---Yeah, I get like that too. I swear: stairs are then, my sworn enemy.

  • THIS is one of the BEST and most amazing performances I've seen thus far!!!

  • at about 0:39 I was ready for them to break into 'Eulogy'

  • Wonderful performance. To see a butoh protest of art censorship check out Whiteout: Butoh for BLU on Vimeo.

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