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‘Many people have a preconception about butoh — that it is performed by dancers whose bodies are painted white. So when we debuted our current program, ‘Crazy Camel,’ in France, and we came on stage covered in gold-colored powder, the fans and experts there thought we were pioneering a new style,” 72-year-old butoh master Akaji Maro says in a recent email interview. “In fact, this gold-powdered showy performance style has existed as a cabaret-show flip side of orthodox butoh since not long after the genre was started in 1959. It was developed by two trailblazers — Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-86) and Kazuo Ohno (1906-2010).”
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How long is Crazy Camel?
Crazy Camel has a runtime of 1h 9m (1 hour and 9 minutes).
Who directed Crazy Camel?
Crazy Camel was directed by Akaji Maro and released in 2012.
Who stars in Crazy Camel?
The cast of Crazy Camel includes Akaji Maro.
