WMUR

Manchester man becomes first non-Japanese person to participate in traditional dance

OUR MONICA HERNANDEZ HERE TO EXPLAIN. MONIKA TANIGUCHI DANCE IS AN IMPORTANT TRADITION, PART OF JAPAN’S CULTURAL HERITAGE. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 800 YEAR HISTORY, SOMEONE WHO IS NOT FROM 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 ...