Yukio Waguri: Lecture on Butoh Notation of Tatsumi Hijikata

Excerpt from a lecture “How to understand Butoh Notation (Butoh-fu) of Tatsumi Hijikata“ by Yukio Waguri Event took place on 29th July 2015 at Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin. Organised by Butoh Channel Berlin FB: FB event page: “How to understand Butoh Notation (Butoh-fu) of Tatsumi Hijikata - Screening & lecture by Yukio Waguri“ YUKIO WAGURI Born in Tokyo, 1952. The disciple and main male dancer of Tatsumi Hijikata direct lineal. With his rigid and flexible body, a good sharpness of beautiful shape, and delicacy nuance, make him able to express his dance delicately. The variety of the dance styles, mainly based on the change of the subjects, shows the new possibility of the future dance. In addition, physical image rouse attention through the words, the unique Butoh Fu of Hijikata lineage; he concentrates on collaboration