Dance of Darkness
1989, English. Directed by Edin Velez.
The dark sensibilities and cultural resonances of Butoh, the radical Japanese dance movement, are explored in this multilayered work. Profoundly rooted in both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture, Butoh arose in a spirit of revolt in the early 1960s. Characterized by frank sexuality and bodily distortions, Butoh transforms traditional dance movements into new forms, stripping away the taboos of contemporary Japanese culture to reveal a secret world of darkness and irrationality.
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- 0h 55m
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- English
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- 1 January 1989
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Dance of Darkness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dance of Darkness?
Dance of Darkness (1989) was directed by Edin Velez and stars Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno.