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This ancient Japanese dance festival is happening this weekend in Portland

Portland Japanese Garden will bring a centuries-old Japanese tradition to life this weekend with its annual Bon-Odori Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23. A highlight of summer festivals in Japan, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The New York Times

Dance Music Is Booming Again. What’s Different This Time? A Lot.

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...