The 60s, which gave rise to butoh, the avant-garde form of physical expression from Japan, was a time when everything was in a state of chaotic fervor amid great political and social turmoil. “Camp” is one of the words used to describe the sensibility of the era, a point in time when counterculture was in full-swing, and which teemed with the unnamable.This project comprehensively researches Rose Color Dance created by Tatsumi Hijikata together with avant-garde artist luminaries, and reinterprets it from the perspective of “camp,” a sensibility that in recent years has once again come under the spotlight. In doing it evokes the chaotic energy of butoh in its early days, and in an upbeat and entertaining way attempts to break down the many invisible walls existing in society.

First year
Rosentanz – Critique of Pure Sexualization
Composition and choreography: KAWAGUCHI TAKAO
Performers: KAWAMURA MIKIKO, FUJITA SINNOSUKE, MIYOSI KARU, MIURA ISSOU, KAWAGUCHI TAKAO
(1)Dance work “Rosentanz – Critique of Pure Sexualization” – Prologue
Details: A dance work that comprehensively researches Tatsumi　Hijikata’s “Rose Color Dance” and reinterprets it from the perspective of “camp”
Date/time: October 14,15,16, 2022
Venue: German Cultural Center　Hall

Second year
“Rosentanz – Critique of Pure Sexualization”
Conceived and choregraphed by KAWAGUCHI TAKAO
Performed by KAWAMURA MIKIKO, FUJITA SINNOSUKE, MIYOSI KARU, MIURA ISSOU, KAWAGUCHI TAKAO

Tokyo performance of “Rosentanz – Critique of Pure Sexualization”
Details: A dance work that comprehensively researches Tatsumi　Hijikata’s “Rose Color Dance” and reinterprets it from the perspective of “camp”
Date/time: August 9,10,11, 2023
Venue: Theatre X

Third year
(1) Overseas performance project
Currently being coordinated.