IGA Film Screening - Rebellion of the Body: An Exploration of Butoh

Begins
 8 Feb 2008 - 6:30pm
Ends
 8 Feb 2008 - 8:30pm
Location
66 West 12th Street. Room 510
Rebellion of the Body
An exploration of Butoh

Friday, Feb 8th
6:30pm
Rm. 510, 66 W 12th St.
New York, NY 10011

Takashi Morishita
Archivist and Researcher, Art Center of Keio University

The evening will consist of films and a lecture that look at the
history of one of Butoh's founders, Hijikata Tatsumi. It will be the
first time that the film "Story of Smallpox" has been shown in New York.
"Rebellion of the Body" was earlier screened at the Guggenheim Museum.

The lecture by Morishita will introduce the ideology of Hijkata, and
essence and meaning of Butoh by introducing activities of Hijikata
Tatsumi as a Butoh founder.

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP at
www.imaginingglobalasia.org.

Takashi Morishita: is an archivist and a researcher at the Art Center
of Keio University since 1998. Since the beginning of 1970s he has been
involved with production of Butoh with Hijikata Tatsumi, as a member of
Hijikata's Butoh studio called Asbestos-kan. After Hijikata passed away
in 1986, he has been in charge of collecting and maintaining Butoh
documents and materials mainly focusing on Hijikata's activities. He has
been a archivist of Hijikata Tatsumi archive at the Art Center since its
founding.


Co-sponsored by: imagining global asia, International Club, Arts,
Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts.



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