As the first non-Japanese citizen ever to be accepted into kabuki theater, Nakamura Gankyo found himself in the center of considerable controversy a few years ago. Some people in Japan thought it was ...

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FROM the busiest intersection of Tokyo’s main street, the Ginza, it is only a few steps to the Kabuki-Za, the principal theater dedicated to the presentation of Japan’s most colorful form of drama, ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Japan has a number of thriving performing arts institutions with esteemed ...

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 ...

From the tropical breezes of their native island to the brights lights of New York City, two sisters will hit the stage at Carnegie Hall in June to showcase the “Ryukyu Buyou” Okinawan dance. Natsuko ...