Kazuo Ohno (or Ohno Kazuo, 大野一雄), born October 27, 1906, is a Japanese dancer associated with Butoh. He has become a guru and inspirational figure. It has been written of him that his very presence is an 'artistic fact'. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Butoh (sometimes written butô) is the collective name for a diverse range of techniques and motivations for dance inspired by the Ankoku-Butoh movement. ...

He was born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and began formal study of dance in 1933, not long after seeing the dancer La Argentina. Roughly 50 years later, he paid homage to her with his solo performance entitled 'Admiring La Argentina'. View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Antonia Mercé y Luque, known by her stage name La Argentina, was a flamenco dancer, born on September 4, 1890 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and died on July 18, 1936 in Bayonne, France. ...

He began in 1960 to work directly with Hijikata Tatsumi, who may be said to be the originator of Butoh technique. Ohno, on the other hand, was less a technician and choreographer and more of a solo performer. Ohno and Hijikata form the nucleus of what has become known as Butoh. Students who have spent time with Ohno generally seem to be more eclectic and individual in approach. Tatsumi Hijikata (born March 9, 1928 - 1986) is the founder of new genre of mysterious dance performance art called Butoh from Japan. ... Butoh (sometimes written butô) is the collective name for a diverse range of techniques and motivations for dance inspired by the Ankoku-Butoh movement. ... Butoh (sometimes written butô) is the collective name for a diverse range of techniques and motivations for dance inspired by the Ankoku-Butoh movement. ...

Now mostly confined to a wheelchair, Ohno taught and performed with his son Yoshito well into his nineties.

In October 2006, soon after Ohno's 100th birthday, Kyoto-based publisher Seigensha released a photography book in homage to Ohno featuring photographs by Eikoh Hosoe entitled "The Butterfly Dream". Eikoh Hosoe, (b. ...

official site http://www.kazuoohnodancestudio.com photo book [HIDEN BODY] http://www.kazuoohno-exhibition.com