Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Tanaka, Min.
2. Goda, Nario.
3. Horikawa, Hisako
4. Appel, Karel, 1921-2006.
5. Sandrin, Eric.
6. Maijuku (Company).

Description

1. 1 videocassette. 59 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Kaleidoscopic view of the life and work of Butō dancer and choreographer Min Tanaka. Tanaka is seen performing a solo in tribute to Tatsumi Hijikata, the founder of Butō; rehearsing with members of the Maijuku company in Tokyo; doing domestic chores at his farm at Hakyushu; directing Hisako Horikawa in a solo; and working at the Opéra Comique, Paris, on Peut-on danser le paysage?, which he created in collaboration with Karel Appel. Dance critic Nario Goda, an authority on Butō, provides a running commentary.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the New York International Festival of the Arts.

Uniform title

1. Peut-on danser le paysage? (Choreographic work : Tanaka)

Subject

1. Tanaka, Min
2. Hijikata, Tatsumi, 1928-1986
3. Dancers > Japan > Biography
4. Butō
5. Modern dance > Japan
6. Dance > Japan

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1740

Note

1. Title on wrapper: Min Tanaka: Maijuku 1987.
2. Executive producer: Pascale Prader-Niquet. Director: Eric Sandrin.
3. Titles in English; dialogue in Japanese and English.

Title

1. Tanaka Min and Mai-juku [videorecording]

Imprint

1. c1988.

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. Tanaka Min and Mai-juku.

Added author

1. Tanaka, Min.
2. Goda, Nario. Commentator
3. Horikawa, Hisako, dancer.
4. Appel, Karel, 1921-2006. Designer
5. Sandrin, Eric. Director
6. Maijuku (Company).

Added title

1. Peut-on danser le paysage? (Choreographic work : Tanaka)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1740