Description
About the Author
Bruce Baird teaches Japanese Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a research focus on buto, Japanese theater, and new media studies. He has published widely on buto including the massive co-edited volume Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance and the landmark book Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh: Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits. He is the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships.
Reviews
In this book, Baird provides refreshingly frank description and analysis of their artistic and pedagogical practice centered on key themes such as gender and sexuality and the relationship between the individual and the social world. Offering what may be a concession to the interests of the average Japanese studies undergraduate, Baird also relates buto to contemporary Japanese otaku culture and the world of video games...Students and scholars of dance and dancers themselves will find this a compelling read. * Choice *
Students and scholars of dance and dancers themselves will find this a compelling read.... Highly recommended. * C. Brienza, CHOICE *
Baird's book is a welcome historical resource and commentary. His knowledge and first-hand research highlight the expansive nature of Buto's place in the 21st century. * Bonnie Sue Stein, Wendy Perron *
The book, with its deeply philosophical performance analyses based on close attention to materials in three languages (Japanese, English and French), is undoubtedly one of the most important resources on buto for English-speaking dancers and performing-arts scholars. It is also of interest for English readers in Japan, who are eager for powerful criticism and deep performance analysis of buto. * Nanako Nakajima, Theatre Research International *
Drawing from literature in multiple languages, Baird's book should have a broad, international audience. * Tanya Calamoneri, Dance Chronicle *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197630280
Author Bruce Baird
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions(mm) 150mm * 226mm * 20mm