Fantasies of Ito Michio by Rodman, Tara

Fantasies of Ito Michio

Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London...
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Author: Tara Rodman
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Language: English
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Fantasies of Ito Michio by Rodman, Tara

Fantasies of Ito Michio

$150.80

Fantasies of Ito Michio

$150.80
Author: Tara Rodman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 1916 and building a career as an internationally acclaimed artist. During World War II, Ito was interned for two years, and then repatriated to Japan, where he contributed to imperial war efforts by creating propaganda performances and performing revues for the occupying Allied Forces in Tokyo. Throughout, Ito continually invented stories of voyages made, artists befriended, performances seen, and political activities carried out--stories later dismissed as false.

Fantasies of Ito Michio argues that these invented stories, unrealized projects, and questionable political affiliations are as fundamental to Ito's career as his 'real' activities, helping us understand how he sustained himself across experiences of racialization, imperialism, war, and internment. Tara Rodman reveals a narrative of Ito's life that foregrounds the fabricated and overlooked to highlight his involvement with Japanese artists, such as Yamada Kosaku and Ishii Baku, and global modernist movements. Rodman offers "fantasy" as a rubric for understanding how individuals such as Ito sustain themselves in periods of violent disruption and as a scholarly methodology for engaging the past.


Author: Tara Rodman
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.09w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780472056835

About the Author
Tara Rodman is Assistant Professor of Drama at the University of California, Irvine.

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