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Harupin-Ha Butoh Dance Theatre
Thursday, January 19
7:00 pm
$5 after 5:00 pm
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Special Performance by Legends of Contemporary Japanese "Dance of
Darkness"
Thursday, January 19, 2006
7:00 pm
Reception Afterwards
FREE with museum admission
($5 after 5:00 pm)
Enjoy a mesmerizing performance by Koichi and Hiroko Tamano (husband
and wife) and their internationally renowned Butoh dance company,
Harupin-Ha. Widely credited with the "Butoh boom" in the United
States and the Bay Area in particular, the Tamanos have influenced a
generation of American Butoh artists. After the performance, join us
for a reception with the artists in honor of Koichi Tamano's 60th
birthday.
Butoh, a unique and often unusual avant-garde Japanese dance form,
follows no planned choreography. Rather, it derives its power from
individual improvisation and directs its energy from the dancer's
surroundings. In this case, Harupin-ha's expressive and theatrical
performance will be inspired by Traditions Unbound: Groundbreaking
Painters of Eighteenth-Century Kyoto, the museum's critically
acclaimed special exhibition of rare Japanese paintings.
Trained in Ankoku Butoh ("Dance of Darkness") by Tatsumi Hijikata--
considered by many as the father of Japanese butoh--the Tamanos
brought Butoh to the United States when they arrived in Berkeley in
1978. As Hijikata's protégé, Koichi and the Harupin-Ha company have
sought to perpetuate Hijikata's experimental spirit and legacy while
evolving their own distinctive dance methods informed by both the
past and the present.
Koichi and Hiroko perform solo and collaborative works throughout the
U.S. and around the world. They have worked with artists of all
media, including Grammy award-winning Kitaro. In addition, they have
taught hundreds of workshops, claiming among their students noted Bay
Area Butoh artists Shinichi Momo Koga and Ledoh. The popularity of
Butoh today can be partly attributed to the foundation laid down by
the Tamanos during the past two decades.
Since its post-World War II debut in Hijikata's controversial Kinjiki
("Forbidden Colors," 1959), Butoh has transformed the landscape of
dance in Japan and has spiraled into an international movement. It is
not a prescribed set of movements in time, but a departure from
expression bounding towards transformation.
Though it defies definition because of its diverse range of styles
and techniques, Butoh is a state of being present, hanging between
light and darkness. A performance art that thrives on change, it
focuses on the dark and deep recesses of the mind and body, exploring
the depths of consciousness and existence. While the goal of other
contemporary dance forms is to express or represent a concept through
movement, Butoh performers seek to transform themselves and become
that concept through motion.
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Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco
415-581-3500
www.asianart.org
The Asian Art Museum is located at 200 Larkin Street, between
McAllister and Fulton Streets, overlooking Civic Center Plaza.
From the East Bay:
Take exit 9th Street/Civic Center, stay on 9th Street which turns
into Larkin Street. Go two blocks and the Museum will be on your right.
From the Peninsula:
Take 101 and exit at 9th Street/Civic Center. Follow 9th Street which
turns into Larkin Street. Go two blocks and the Museum will be on
your right.
From the North Bay:
From Golden Gate Bridge, take Doyle Drive to Lombard Street. Follow
Lombard to Van Ness Avenue. Turn left at McAllister and go two blocks
to Larkin.
Parking
The Asian Art Museum does not have a parking facility, but it is
served by the following parking facilities-all within walking
distance of the museum.
Civic Center Plaza Garage (840 spaces)
Entrance between Polk and Larkin, Grove and McAllister. Entrance on
McAllister.
Outdoor Self-Park lots (175 spaces total)
2 lots located on opposite corners of Hayes at Polk. One at Polk at
Fell.
Fox Plaza (200 spaces)
1390 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Entrance on Hayes, between Polk and Larkin.
Performing Arts Center Garage (616 spaces)
Entrance on Grove at Gough.
Opera Plaza Garage (150 spaces)
Entrance on Golden Gate at Van Ness.
Public Transportation
The Asian Art Museum is conveniently served by several Bay Area
public transportation systems. The museum is located 1 block west of
the Civic Center BART/Muni station.
To walk to the museum from Civic Center BART/Muni Station: Go to the
west end (Grove Street exit) of the Civic Center BART/Muni Station
and go upstairs to the street level. Walk one block north on Hyde
Street to Fulton. Take a left on Fulton Street. Walk one block west
(toward City Hall) on Fulton Street to Larkin Street. Take a right on
Larkin. Walk north on Larkin and take a right into the doors of the
museum at 200 Larkin Street.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415-581-3667
www.asianart.org/butoh
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