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Dairakudakan returns to Kobe Bunka Hall after 5 years since its first performance of “Paradise” in 2019! Akaiji Maro, who made BUTOH famous around the world and continues to influence the dance scene, ceaselessly continues to take on new challenges, maintaining the curiosity of a young boy at heart.
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, Butoka, [1] and theater director. Early life. In 1943, Maro was born in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. [2] Career. Maro's film career began in 1980. As an actor, Maro has over 42 film. In 1972 Maro is the founder of Dairakudakan Temputenshiki. [3][2] Personal life.
Apr 6, 2011 · We spoke with Tamura about his butoh philosophy as a self-proclaimed devotee to his teacher and Dairakudakan leader Akaji Maro and the Dairakudakan spirit embodied in its creed that “being born in this world is a great talent it self.”
Oct 29, 2021 · DAIRAKUDAKAN – a butoh company founded and led by MARO Akaji, a celebrated butoh dancer, as well as a choreographer, director and actor among his many talents – has produced this new dance...
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Aug 5, 2022 · “People who didn’t want to finish their career in the genre of theater or dance and who weren’t satisfied with the conventional way of performing on stage came together,” said Akaji Maro, the...
May 21, 2024 · As with most performance companies, Dairakudakan, the world’s largest butoh troupe led by Akaji Maro in Tokyo, was forced to shift parts of its practice online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Jun 25, 2014 · Now aged 71, Maro — who still leads the Dairakudakan troupe he founded in 1972 with the aim of fusing butoh and theater — is totally enamored of insects, looking up to them as teachers and...
