LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), Sept. 12, 1985 

* Avant-garde performing arts tragedy 
* Dancer Yoshiyuki Takada fatal fall

The front page of this section has a heading that reads: "DEATH HALTS SANKAIJUKU TOUR" with related photo. (see images) 

Complete Calendar section only with 10 pages, very nice condition.

Background: This issue of the Los Angeles Times from September 12, 1985, is a rare and striking artifact of avant-garde performing arts history, documenting the immediate aftermath of a infamous tragedy in modern dance. Written by renowned dance critic Lewis Segal, the headline article covers the fatal fall of 31-year-old dancer Yoshiyuki Takada, who died when his ankle rope snapped during Sankai Juku’s extreme, high-altitude Shiba Kanki (hanging upside down from ropes) outdoor performance off the side of Seattle’s Mutual Life Building in front of 2,000 onlookers. Because the tragedy led to the immediate cancellation of the remainder of their North American tour—including their scheduled Los Angeles run—and prompted a temporary worldwide moratorium on their iconic rope-hanging acts, contemporary coverage of the event is exceptionally scarce. Original archival newspapers capturing this precise moment are exceedingly hard to find, making this piece a highly unusual and meaningful collectible for dance historians, Butoh enthusiasts, and curators of 20th-century performance art ephemera.