On the other hand I happened to find the buttho dances very interesting. They were performed by a group of Japanese men. These men had shaved heads and were painted in ash. All together these men were dressed to take on a deadly appearance and as they performed their dances resembled their memories of what the dying people of Japan looked like after the atomic bomb was dropped. These performances were kind of difficult to watch because I can only image the real images that are left imprinted in the minds of these performers. In the performances their movements are so exact and so realistic that their goal of portraying pain is clearly accomplished.
Kazuo Ohno:
Kazuo Ohno was doing performances at age 93. He had a frail and delicate appearance, yet he wore extreme makeup and a wig when he dressed up as an Onagata. In his performances he moves very sharply with intricate flicks of the wrists and twirls of his hands, both of which are beautiful. I find his facial expressions to be interesting and entertaining. Besides his performances, his pictures are great! Some are simple and elegant, while others are very detailed and leave your eyes wandering to every corner. I really like pictures he is photographed in and I like how in some photos he poses with props. I posted some of my favorites below.
Ko Murobushi:
Ko Murobushi is another choreographer/performer that has interested me. He is known as a recreator of buttoh, with the same idea of a slender body that straddles the line of life in death during his performances. When he moved to Europe in 1974 he started two buttoh companies. The female company was called "Ariadone" with Carlotta Ikeda and the male company was called "Sebi". He shocked audiences with his performances worldwide. I posted one of his performances called "quicksilver" below. In this video his body is completely painted a metallic silver color. As he moves you can see his form of both muscle and bones. This performance is known to be both entertaining and therapeutic.
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