Analysis of Tatsumi Hijikata's Final Work 'Bailarina Enferma' Published in Mexico

A new Spanish translation of Tatsumi Hijikata's final work 'Bailarina Enferma' (Yameru Maihime) has been published in Mexico under the title 'Danzarina enfermiza. Veintisiete fragmentos para las cuatro estaciones' (EKO, 2026), edited and translated by Sakiko Yokoo. The publication prompted the translation of an essay by philosopher Kuniichi Uno, originally from his 2017 book 'Hijikata Tatsumi. Penser un corps épuisé.' Uno, who studied under Gilles Deleuze at Paris 8 University and is a professor emeritus at Rikkyo University, met Hijikata in the early 1980s, influencing his work. The essay analyzes Hijikata's book as a complex, genre-defying text blending autobiography, poetry, and choreographic notation, exploring themes of the body, time, and death. Hijikata, founder of butoh dance, wrote the work before his death, with its first Japanese edition published in March 1983 by Hakusuisha.