The Japanese Festival isn’t all drummers, vendors, origami and anime. This year, it will also feature Sachiyo Ito & Company, a troupe specializing in Japanese classical dance, in five performances ...

Japan Society will present Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro, with three performances only taking place Wednesday, January 24 through Friday, January 26 at 7:30pm at Japan ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home, aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive.

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 ...

Witness a breathtaking union of Japan's most talented nihon buyo dancers, featuring the esteemed Hanayagi Motoi and rising young star Azuma Tokuyo (also known as Nakamura Kazutaro in kabuki theater).

To understand Amagatsu’s work, it helps to know a bit about Butoh. Butoh (roughly translated as “dance step”) originated as a revolutionary performance art in Japan in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dance may seem an unlikely member of a seniors’ breakdancing group, but Saruwaka Kiyoshie said getting her feet wet in the sport was a no-brainer ...

Kabuki master Nakamura Gankyō will take workshop participants on a journey through this unique Japanese theatrical style, demonstrating highlights from the dance drama Mirror Lion (Shunkyō Kagami ...