Introduction to Dumb Type
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adapted from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago's
brochure for "Performance OR", 9-12 December 1999
dumb type's artistic director and performer, passed away in Kyoto on 29 October 1995 at 2:45pm.
He was 35 years old; the cause of death was septicemia (blood poisoning).
A Buddhist funeral service was held on 2 November, at the ArtScape creative community center in Kyoto.
Sutra chanting was accompanied by Barbra Streisand sing "People", one of Teiji's favorite numbers.