Dance of Darkness
Dance of Darkness
Dance of Darkness (1989) is a Documentary film from the United States in the GoMovies catalog, running 55m. Directed by Edin Velez, it features Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Viewers rate it 9/10 from 2 votes. The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly rooted in both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, Butoh arose in a spirit of revolt in the early 1960s. Characterized by frank sexuality and bodily distortions, Butoh transforms traditional dance movements into new forms, stripping away the taboos of contemporary Japanese culture to reveal a secret world of darkness and irrationality.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Edin Velez
- Cast: Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno
