BroadwayWorld

CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL: JAPAN + EAST ASIA Announced At Japan Society

CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL: JAPAN + EAST ASIA Announced At Japan Society Japan Society relaunches a proud tradition with this biennial event, which was last slated to appear in New York in January ...
BroadwayWorld

Japan Society to Present NIHON BUYO IN THE 21ST CENTURY: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro

1 Photos: Meet the Cast of Audible Theater's THE DISAPPEAR 2 Video: Meet the Cast of Erica Schmidt's THE DISAPPEAR Witness a breathtaking union of Japan’s most talented nihon buyo dancers, featuring ...
The New York Times

Ushio Amagatsu, Japanese Dancer Who Popularized Butoh, Dies at 74

He brought worldwide attention to a radical yet elemental form of contemporary dance that emerged in the wake of wartime destruction. By Alex Williams Ushio Amagatsu, an acclaimed dancer and ...
Oregonian

Sahomi Tachibana, who performed and taught traditional Japanese dance, dies at 100

Sahomi Tachibana was a petite woman. She stood at just 4 feet, 9 inches tall. But when she performed, her diminutive size didn’t matter. “Her presence would just fill a stage,” said her daughter, ...
KGW8

Japanese American dancer Sahomi Tachibana performed, taught students for nine decades

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...