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The last kappa

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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The last kappa

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Title
The last kappa
Names
Ōno, Kazuo, 1906-2010 (Choreographer)
Ohno, Yoshito (Dancer)
Ōno, Kazuo, 1906-2010 (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994-04-23
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8997
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4757 (former)
Topics
Butō
Modern dance -- Japan
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: English title provided by Eiko Yamada.
Performers: Performed by Kazuo Ohno, Yoshito Ohno, and Kazuko Shiraishi (reader).
Venue: Videotaped in performance at Gunma Symphony Hall, Japan, on April 23, 1994.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Language: In Japanese.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (80 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Performance of Butō dance interspersed with readings. The word "kappa" may be translated as "water imp."
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
Japanese
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F429
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12176713
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae4354a0-85c8-0135-1431-43aa65af3a9e
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1906: Creator Born
  • 1994: Created
  • 2010: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The last kappa" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c667a50-046a-49c0-9142-d36c1173f758

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The last kappa" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c667a50-046a-49c0-9142-d36c1173f758

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1994). The last kappa Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2c667a50-046a-49c0-9142-d36c1173f758

Wikipedia Citation

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The last kappa