Excerpts of the works of Tomoe Shizune and Hakutobo

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Title

Excerpts of the works of Tomoe Shizune and Hakutobo

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Shizune, Tomoe (Director)
Hakutobo (Company) (Performer)
Danspace Project (New York, N.Y.) (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1989 - 1990

Table Of Contents

Renyo (Gods of the skin cosmos) (approx. 18 min.). Recorded at Kirin Plaza, Osaka, Japan, on July 8, 1990. -- Magdalene of the skin cosmos (approx. 8 min.). Recorded at the Toga International Festival in Toyama, Japan, on August 6, 1989. -- Skin-clock for those wishing to become a dog (approx. 19 min.). Recorded at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, New York, on October 5, 1990, as part of the Danspace Project. Musical improvisation perf. by Michelle Kinney (cello) and Louie Belogenis (sax).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8987
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2759 (former)

Subjects

Modern dance -- Japan
Dance -- Japan
Butō

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Content: Compilation of three works videotaped in performance.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Not identified. Direction/music: Tomoe Shizune.
Performers: Performed by members of Hakutobo.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Butō dance works performed by a Japanese contemporary dance company.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926008841-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12171779
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d789f2d0-8044-0135-49ab-29b41a2a6b25

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Excerpts of the works of Tomoe Shizune and Hakutobo" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989 - 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d789f2d0-8044-0135-49ab-29b41a2a6b25

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989 - 1990). Excerpts of the works of Tomoe Shizune and Hakutobo Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d789f2d0-8044-0135-49ab-29b41a2a6b25

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Excerpts of the works of Tomoe Shizune and Hakutobo" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d789f2d0-8044-0135-49ab-29b41a2a6b25

Wikipedia citation

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