Kazuo Ono, The Dead Sea

[tw881000]

This is some scary sh*t.

[nicknickramos]

is very beautiful

[ironkatia]

I love him so much. Makes me cry. SO beautiful.

[cabezadechele]

@ironkatia I can imagine why it makes you cry

[MizziRachael]

... O_____O

[medusa7]

the first 30 secondes are scary....

[DaMizrachi86]

does anyone can tell me the author of the music?

[CaneyheadPictures]

The master! (or one of them, anyway) Wonderful performance. To see a butoh protest of art censorship check out Whiteout: Butoh for BLU on Vimeo.

[kickedmeheight]

god damn it derrick

[javatusa]

grandisimo



[daphnemohajer]

It is a style of dance called Ankoku Butoh' . and it is terrifying and moving and beautiful. 

[ijustlovemetal]

WTF is this?

[tumejorpose]

It's really intriguing...very nice.

[Judingo]

Insect like repulsiveness........ I like this.

[sisterdiggins]

One of most amazing artists of our time.

[rometube]

Can anyone tell me the name of the piece K. Ohno is using ofr his performance? Txs a lot

[jennissepadilla]

intenso, surrealista, reveladoramente profundo ... pero si me lo encuentro en un callejón oscuro me cago de miedo =S

intensive, surreality, revealingly profound.... but if i meet this guy in an alley , relly i would die of fear. =S

[rometube]

adoro a K. Ohno pero me has hecho reír mucho con tu comentario, jejjee.

[Amelie114]

@jennissepadilla es una mujer! jajajaja :)

[MsMedusa88]

An incredible sense of emotion. Sends shivers down my spine :)

[moondogmonologue]

this is so intense and surrealistic

[kevinkavi]

@moondogmonologue i concur.

[LauraReggiLP]

o.ò

[GogolBordelloLover]

Am I supposed to be freaked out? Because that guy is scaring the crap out of me.

[bubima100]

beautiful dance

[Slushofield]

Movements driven by sheer emotion. Hypnotic.

[Skapskank]

J'apprécie terriblement ce qui m'émeut sans que je n'y comprenne rien.

[gonrolgonrol]

The different forms of art are so many and varied

Thanks for uploading!

:)

[blancaoraa]

I feel so identified...

[beck167]

Zo z WAAA IS SO CREEPY

[eugenieareve]

It's so beautiful & dazzling! At this level, this great master embodies & expresses such a perfection and an immense poetry.

Thanks for sharing this gem

[KARMIK20]

i wish i was born in japan this is so beautiful and powerful

[wowlvr]

he looks like a japanese michael myers

[HighonBoots]

God send him into paradise! He definitely deserves it after all his hard work in his life!

[dix441]

wttf is this lol bahahahahaha its scary

[LiKno]

R.I.P.

[robertpintozzi]

uuuggghhh some mornings I move slower then others....

[robertlloydsite]

I Saw Mr Ohno at the Adelaide Festival many years ago - and just couldnt see why so many people seemed to be entranced by this performance. I felt irritated - but over the years I have been haunted by the timelessness and authenticity of this most profound performance!

[HighonBoots]

Honestly this is awesome, but for me it will always be Hijikata san

[mhwdrj]

Looks like me simultaneously dealing with a bad hangover and a full litter box. People actually paid to watch him do this?

[FaVenegas]

GENIUS!!!! AMAZING!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

[HighonBoots]

@FaVenegas AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KittenToez]

RIP but I so can't appreciate this.

[castelguglielmo]

Oh, my God!!

[dadaudo]

Come soon again... we need your art, your vision

[belammq]

~A-ma-zing! me2!

[busilakbu]

genius!

RIP

[Khaten12]

I have dreamed that one day I will visit Japan and will get a chance to meet you in person somehow. R.I.P.

[LokiFreign]

Now Eternal Timeless Endless

[peterpedes]

RIP

[butohwannabe]

R.I.P.

[ABCDJLG]

RIP...

[cypherdrone]

. R.I.P Sensei

[johnscottireland]

RIP Kazuo Ono - i nearly saw you in Avignon in 82 and dreamed of seeing you dance ever since - beautiful fantasy

[TheMartorelliOne]

R.I.P. MUMM RAH

[JLR902]

R.I.P. Kazuo Ohno

[bukuroprince]

Rest in peace

[hisano2811]

RIP

肉体の自由と不自由

青虫から蛹、蛹から蝶へ変体の顫動。

百花繚乱、天空でも舞つづけてください。

[kawauso002]

RIP

[robertpintozzi]

it was this or watch glee ;)

[Neanderthalcouzin]

I'm actually scared, properly

[racfaith]

wow... love it!!!!

[mugilady]

This is amazing, what a performer!

[chenzy]

creppy..

[fazzie12345]

despite the fact that this is delightfully disturbing, it doesn't hide the fact that its the most pretentious crap i've ever seen

[Marty547]

Mi sembra un pò buffo, ma ha molta espressività

[eladance]

ma si droga?

[roccozero]

creepy!!

[dandaman58uk]

i agree lol allot of performance art/live art is creepy lol although it creepy its very good .this piece i meen

[zerkaloable]

2 flat impression u have,heh!

[TheProstheticeye]

The Dead Sea...

[zalans66]

beautiful,

it`s all,

i.z.

[Willplayguitar4food]

his face is disturbing....

[angieology]

I was just reading AnOther magazine, and I saw his quote, and came straight to this video:

"There are an infinity of ways in which you can move from that spot over there to here. But have you figured out those movements in your head, or are we seeing your soul in motion? Even that fleck at the tip of your nail embodies your soul... the essential thing is that your movements, even when you're standing still, embody your soul at all times."

[skeletonomy]

Crazy. That's pretty much the same reason I'm here watching.

[floweringsilverzero]

I've always seen this piece as creating a topography with the body, a fragile emotional landscape of desolate silence. a dead sea. but did ohno intend something more biblically symbolic? he was a christian after all.

[tripulaciondaphne]

: )

[jesuslivesinmytoilet]

This is terrifying.

[Gunskill94]

Very.

[Gunskill94]

lololol

[Douglasreis100]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Medo é? Isso é Arte;

[lokaxelfutbol]

ese hombre me da miedo....

[theblackparade1039]

I really don't get it, though I want to...

[xcasgil]

BUTOH

[BrooklynJackBlue]

Outstanding. Simply outstanding.

[Rowenx6]

He's still alive! Amazing.

[SherRoyal]

He was born an original.

[22826837]

que danza tan extraña e interesante

[okayhawaii]

he held his own

currents passed through him that he was not looking for,

but,

it was choreographed...

how does he rehearse such irony?

i went to his studio three years ago for a class with yoshio; was nice; too bad the studio is so far out of the way.

[Pasztecik18]

twoja stara je żółty śnieg

[VampireTampon]

omg... this was SO creepy to me! And yet, I couldn't stop watching. Very curious... I found out about this guy from Anthony, and I'm glad I got to see this.

[sansjuhh]

Yeah, I also found out about him from Anthony. This guy (Kazuo Ono) is very creepy yet fascinating.

[Robusto103]

I found out from Antony too! I think he must have a whole lot of new fans thanks to mr. Hegarty! It is a very fascinating and mysterious dance!

[edmame]

the most amazing butoh i've seen yet. even more detailed in subtlety than bando (who's not butoh, anyway)

[treadstoneoperation]

kiss my name, wonderful song by Antony. But I don't understand why the abum is dedicated to Kazuo Ohno..

[findingusernamesucks]

'cause Antony is touched by his work?

[MarioAMM1]

"The Crying Light is dedicated to the great dancer Kazuo Ohno. In performance I watched him cast a circle of light upon the stage, and step into that circle, and reveal the dreams and reveries of his heart. He seemed to dance in the eye of something mysterious and creative; with every gesture he embodied the child and the feminine divine. He's kind of like my art parent."  - Antony Hegarty

[jasonschiedelvideos]

kisss my name kiss my name oh kiss my name i'm trying to kiss my friends turtle doves the years before kiss my rain kiss my name ooooooh ohhh oooooooooooooh ooooooooh kiss my name

[JuankMad]

Lo siento pero no entiendo este ¿baile? No me transmite nada.

[caosfran]

no es el baile lo que no te trasmite nada sino el contenido que no te llega por pertenecer a otra cultura, el buto es expresividad máxima, cuando el contenido te sea más cercano puede que te cause un efecto diferente

[salabenza]

wunderschön

[poppymu]

Oh, i feel it in my blood. I take the same sense i have from ancient greek theatre. Haunting and sacred, amazing!

[bobdena]

You're right.  I apologize and have added authorship info to the description.

[sisterdiggins]

shhhh....

language is transcendent here.

Just watch.

no grumbling.

[pankika89]

vugcom you are the biggest asshole I've seen in my whole life, by far!... if you complain for bad English, learn a new language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

que bueno que todavia queda gente pensante fade3039.......

[VUGCOM]

Nah, there's a bigger asshole for you to see, and you already saw it when your mother plopped you out of her big fat hairy ass into whatever bedpan you called a crib the day you were born! Go see vereda61 for some mutual homo-lovin', you two were made for each other! Adios loser!

[VUGCOM]

go screw yourself, you obviously take things way too seriously. get a sense of humor you idiot, they're on sale at all Costco outlets this week.

[fade3039]

ook I'll let you have the last word

;)

now run along and play

[VUGCOM]

That's too bad, I was willing to engage you in a battle of wits, but you're obviously unarmed. Enjoy your next Augusto Pinochet Memorial Day, twit.

[fade3039]

Oh how cultured...

of course to you my name is lithium sire (sword drawn)

enjoy your passive agressive "democracy" consisting of permanent ransom pay taxes to a Queen who doesn't give a rat about any of you :P

[VUGCOM]

WTF is with you? You said you were going to let -me- have the last word, and now here you are again spewing your babble, and proving that not only are you an ignorant slob, you're also an fuggin' LIAR?!?! Go pound that lithium up your azz, you got that numnutz? And the only 'queen' around here is that drag-fag Kazuo Ono whose screeching makes YOKO Ono sound like Maria Callas! Get a life you cretin!

[fade3039]

Hahahah ahahah hahahahah.....

Now THAT was funny...

what happened to your wit???

You lost your cool, too many taxes this year?

By the looks of it your hockey knowledge most likely far ecceeds that that you'll probably ever know of butoh, or Japan for that matter...

So why don't you go cuss n rant your ignorant rage at the next H&R Block...

Perhaps it'll be better invested there ;)

The cretin is on you

;)

[VUGCOM]

Once again, you prove yourself a LIAR. You don't post some puerile comment like "I'm going to let you have the last word" and then keep coming back time after time because you can't help yourself, i.e., it is YOU who must have the last word which is why you have proven to anyone who reads this comment thread that YOU are my B*TCH! LOL, c'mon back and post some more of your drivel, because Sparky? I *OWN* you! LOL

[fade3039]

hahaha ooook you own a thread (eyes roll)

Your a real Donald Trump (eyes roll again)

Heil to the "superpower" honorary that you are

bla bla bla

[VUGCOM]

You don't get it do you? I never said I 'own' the thread, you said that when you LIED again. And Donald Trump is irrelevant to this. What you need to do is learn the English language and quit embarrassing yourself, but you're compelled to keep responding, because as I said already, *you* are my b*tch!

[fade3039]

XD hahahahahahahha

Si si sinior Parador...

En seguida Generalizzimo Molrouney

God your boring

[vereda61]

vugcom, bend down a bit more so you can suck my dick! And do it in a Third World manner, just as you like it... namaste huequito de culo!

[tocoruebe]

ich möchte iregendetwas so tun.

irgendetwas.

und sei es geschirr spülen.

[rodolphebessey]

Vraiment terriblement beau...

[kuarahy]

sensitive

[bellaromina]

PRECIOSO, REALMENTE.

[Espiraldecolores]

what you want me to say... honestly, i don't understand butoh. i know it's a kind of dance but i see it so simple

[oliolioliolioli]

butoh is all about the stipping of all the superficial layers society imposes on us...so butoh performers try and express the truth to the audience. which is why many of the stories resolve around homosexuals and people with mental problems because they are the ones outcasted from society, and they hold the "truth"

yeah

IM OUT

AHAHHA i had this butoh workshop last week

fucking amazing

[sulemgothica]

Omh is very ugly!! he scary me hahaha funy

[flyagaric23]

Beautiful!  Thankyou

[kaoruokumura]

Thanks for uploading Kazuo Ohno's Butoh film! "Dead Sea" was first performed in 1885, and performed 11 times total, the last one was in 1995 at Tokyo as far as I know ;-)

[hulamoth]

Tight.

[FSK1138]

amazing... i only hope to be half as creative when i am 100