Photographs of Butoh dancers in performance and everyday moments reveal the art form's duality
Captures the dancers' commitment to their craft and their vulnerability
Faux leather hardcover with tip for durability and premium feel
Includes 51 color plates and an engaging conversation with Norihito Ishii and Gem Fletcher
Explores the intersection of performance, identity, and human connection
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Tom Johnson’s remarkable photographic journey into Japanese Butoh reveals performers as both otherworldly spirits and deeply human beings. Butoh, the revolutionary dance form that emerged from post-war Japan, transforms the human body into a vessel for primal expression. Johnson’s lens follows these ghostly figures as they navigate betwee
