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DESCRIPTION:<strong>T</strong><strong>akao Kawaguchi</strong>\, one of Japa
 n&rsquo\;s most sought-after dancers and former member of Dumb Type\, chal
 lenged himself to literally "copy" the dances of the late butoh master and
  co-founder Kazuo Ohno\, from archival recordings. What results is a haunt
 ingly beautiful illusory duet between Kawaguchi and Ohno. Presented just w
 eeks before what would have been Ohno&rsquo\;s 110th birthday\,&nbsp\;<str
 ong><em>About Kazuo Ohno</em></strong>&nbsp\;attempts to reconstruct Ohno&
 rsquo\;s timeless masterpieces\, including&nbsp\;<em>Admiring La Argentina
 </em>&nbsp\;(1977) and&nbsp\;<em>My Mother&nbsp\;</em>(1981)\, phrase by p
 hrase. This work offers the opportunity to explore and question the portra
 yal of gender\, specifically femininity\, that appears within Ohno&rsquo\;
 s repertoire.\nAs a companion piece within this program highlighting the r
 einterpretation of butoh by non-butoh specific artists in the 21st century
 \, New&nbsp\;York's&nbsp\;<strong>Big Dance Theater</strong>&nbsp\;present
 s&nbsp\;<strong><em>Resplendent Shimmering Topaz Waterfall</em></strong>\,
  a choreographic exploration of the notations of a work by another butoh l
 egend\, Tatsumi Hijikata.\n<strong>Fri.\, Sept. 16\, 7:30 PM&nbsp\;</stron
 g>(Followed by a&nbsp\;<em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em>)<strong
 >\nSat.\, Sept. 17\, 7:30 PM</strong>\n<strong>\nTickets</strong>: $30 /$2
 5 Japan Society&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.japansociety.org/page/support/in
 dividual">members</a>. General Admission.\n\nhttp://www.japansociety.org/e
 vent/about-kazuo-ohnoreliving-the-butoh-divas-masterpieces
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SUMMARY:About Kazuo Ohno—Reliving the Butoh Diva's Masterpieces
URL:/en/events/2016/09/17/about-kazuo-ohnoreliving-the-butoh-divas-masterp/
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