01:58 And I hear that you are the head of a style of dance. 02:02 Yes, I'm head of the Umemoto style of Japanese dance where I'm known as Umemoto Sensho. First, let's start with the most famous ...

Nihon buyo, literally meaning “Japanese dance,” encompasses an animated style that draws from traditional kabuki dance techniques. The program begins with Toba-e, a kabuki dance accompanied ...

and by Japanese-Americans who taught nagauta samisen music and Japanese dance in the area. On top of that, professional Kabuki actors, such as Onoe Kuroemon II and Nakamura Matagoro II ...

Similar to the Japanese kabuki, khon incorporates music, drama, and art into the dance style. It is estimated that this highly gestural dance form originated in the 16th century or earlier.

Performers of traditional Japanese arts such as Kabuki and Nihon Buyo, traditional Japanese dance, feel a sense of crisis about the future. It became a centerpiece for performances to preserve ...

Opening day activities also include cherry blossom-inspired crafts for children and a traditional Japanese Kabuki dance performance by Junko Fisher and Japanese Taiko drummers, Ryu Shu Kan.