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Yuki Yuko, dancer
Born in 1950, Tokyo.
At 19 she met Hijikata Tatsumi, the founder of Butoh (Jamanese Avant-guard dance), and has been inspired by his work.
She met Ohno Kazuo as she started her career.
Since 1993 she has been liveing in Northern Japan, taking distance form Tokyo’s art scene, in exploring for own philosophy of dancing.
Rhis film depicts the artist’s seamless moments between process of dancing and everyday life, which is perceived as part of Shinra-bansho (Eastern cosmology of Nature).
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Butoh, Poetry & Narration : Yuki Yuko
Edited by : Okumura Hanako, Grigore Irina, Yuki Yuko
Shot by : Grigore Irina, Okumura Hanako, Yuki Yuko, Katayama Yasuo
Music : Soga Masaru
Translation : Suwa Junichiro
Directed by : Grigore Irina
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