For me Ankoku Butoh is not a school but a journey and a place where I learn about the invisible.
—Natsu Nakajima
I asked Yoshito sensei about Kazuo Ohno’s rebellion. He smiled and replied: -Kazuo Ohno always did what he wanted. Hijkata didn’t like when people said that Kazuo Ohno was a butoh dancer, he said Kazuo was a “modaaaaa-danseru-.”
Butoh master Yoshito Ohno and his daughter (Yokohama, Japan. Gustavo Thomas © 2013)
70 years old Butoh master Natsu Nakajima dancing with us during her workshop last night (Tokyo, Japan. Gustavo Thomas © 2013)
Butoh improvisation at Kamakura beach (Kamakura, Japan. Gustavo Thomas © 2013)
