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Downtown Rain巷に雨の

Downtown Rain

A solo piece by Kazuo Ohno presented during Part Two of the Third Kazuo Ohno Modern Dance Recital, which took place in November 1951. Although not taken from this performance, a photograph of the same title has Ohno wearing a hat with strands of polythene string attached around the brim mimicking rain. During an interview, Ohno recalled polythene string only just become available at the time ("Kazuo Ohno - Long Interview" DVD).

Basic Information

ID
WKS30
Title
Downtown Rain
Genre
Modern Dance
Year Premiered
1951
Premiere Venue
Kyoritsu Kodo Hall, Tokyo
Performers/ Production Staff at Premiere
Music
Il pleut dans la ville (Zoltan Kodaly)
Production copyright
大野一雄 / Kazuo Ohno

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