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The development of contemporary dance in Japan.

Title
The development of contemporary dance in Japan. 6 (division 4), Expansion of post-war generation (second half) [videorecording] / Contemporary Dance Association of Japan ; text/director, Shiro Kusaka.
Publication
Tokyo : Video Corp., 2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Takase, Takako.
  • Sasaki, Mitsuru, 1944-
  • Kusaka, Shirō, 1930-
  • Contemporary Dance Association of Japan.
  • Video Corporation.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
This documentary on post-World War II Japanese contemporary dance looks at the influence of dancers who studied overseas; the growth of the dance scene and multiplication of dance styles in the 1980s; the ratio of male and female dancers in Japan; the exponents and performers of Spanish dance in Japan; the developments in modern and postmodern dance throughout Japan, with an emphasis on independent artists working outside Tokyo. The film includes brief segments on the following dancers: Takako Takase, Mitsuru Sasaki, Kimio Nosaka, Miyako Kato, Yoshiki Honma, Kyoko Hagiya, Mika Kurosawa, Kuniko Kisanuki, Shinji Nakamura, Haruka Ueda, Tsugihiro Hagiri, Michiko Hirata, Yoko Komatsubara, Keiko Sato, Shoji Kojima, Konomi Ran, Mayumi Kagita, Setsuko Ishiguro, Shinko Ikeuchi, Emiko Inoue, Keiko Takeya, Mami Kitamura, Yoshihiro Matsuyama, Katsuyoshi Izumi, Michito Kataoka, Norio Yagishita, Kiyoko Kato. The program concludes with a summary of developments in postwar Japanese contemporary dance.
Alternative Title
  • History & artists, contemporary dance in Japan. 6 (division 4), Expansion of post-war generation (second half)
  • History and artists, contemporary dance in Japan
  • Contemporary dance in Japan
Subject
  • Takase, Takako
  • Sasaki, Mitsuro
  • Nosaka, Kimio
  • Katō, Miyako
  • Homma, Yoshiki, 1954-
  • Hagiya, Kyoko
  • Kurosawa, Mika
  • Kisanuki, Kuniko
  • Nakamura, Shinji, 1958-
  • Ueda, Haruka, 1957-
  • Hagiri, Tsugihiro, 1942-
  • Hirata, Michiko, 1955-
  • Komatsubara, Yoko
  • Sato, Keiko, 1936-
  • Kojima, Shoji, 1939-
  • Ran, Konomi, 1953-
  • Kagita, Mayumi, 1965-
  • Ishiguro, Setsuko
  • Ikeuchi, Shinko
  • Inoue, Emiko, 1968-
  • Takeya, Keiko
  • Kitamura, Mami, 1956-
  • Matsuyama, Yoshihiro, 1957-
  • Izumi, Katsushi
  • Kataoka, Michihiro
  • Yagishita, Norio
  • Kato, Kiyoko, 1944-
  • Modern dance > Japan
  • Dance > Japan
  • Butō
  • Flamenco > Japan
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Title from container and cassette.
  • Accompanying booklets, Notes on video tape, in English and Japanese.
Language (note)
  • English with Japanese subtitled in English.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4500
OCLC
301811240
Title
The development of contemporary dance in Japan. 6 (division 4), Expansion of post-war generation (second half) [videorecording] / Contemporary Dance Association of Japan ; text/director, Shiro Kusaka.
Imprint
Tokyo : Video Corp., 2002.
Language
English with Japanese subtitled in English.
Added Author
Takase, Takako. Interviewee
Sasaki, Mitsuru, 1944- Interviewee
Kusaka, Shirō, 1930-
Contemporary Dance Association of Japan.
Video Corporation.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4500
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