I have releaed latest paper from Pan-Asian Journal of Sports & Physical Education, 2012.“Jane Barlow and Witaly Osins, ballet teachers who worked in postwar Japan, and their students” Keio Research Institute at SFC, Senior Visiting Researc…

Maki Nakagawa (the Finnish National Ballet, principal) InterviewMaki Nakagawa is the principal of the Finnish National Ballet. She is important talent in northern Europe and her expression is grace and charming. She studied ballet in Mito …

DanzaBallet has released magazine. I have worked for them as collaborator. http://www.danzaballet.com/Revista/ (C) DanzaBalletThe magazine is amazing and splendid. It contains many visual materials and interesting articles around the world…

I have published the following paper. This is one of my new publication.Yukihiko Yoshida,"Lee Tsia-oe and Baku Ishii before 1945 - Comparing Origin of Modern Dance in Taiwan and Japan", Pan-Asian Journal of Sports & Physical Education, 201…

Dance Critics Society of Japan held 42th Annual Awards Ceremony at Aoyama, central Tokyo on 16th April. ( I am a committee member.) (C) Yukihiko YOSHIDADCS-J Annual Award 2010: Yasuyuki Shuto, Ballet; (For "Apocalypse" choreographed by Sid…

Ms. Iana Salenko is one of most active ballerina in Europe.She was awarded "Deutscher Tanzpreis Zukunft" (German Dance Price Future) at 2010 and dances in Staatsballett Berlin. Her work with Mr. Marian Walter is marvelous. Everybody loves …

ARTAUD FORUM 1: The World from within and without (in memoriam Kazuo Ohno)This symposium and performance laboratory initiates a series of annually held research events at Brunel University’s Artaud Performance Centre, bringing together an …

"Kazuo Ohno, Hironobu Oikawa and choreographic installation Ukiyo:Moveable World" Yukihiko YOSHIDA(at 17th July, "Bravo! A Joyous Send-off for Kazuo Ohno”, at Bankart Studio NYK in Yokohama, Japan. I participated the ceremony.)At the 1stJu…

The sample trailer of choreographic installation, "Ukiyo Moveable World" has released in the following URL:Share and Enjoy.http://people.brunel.ac.uk/dap/Ukiyo_Sadlerswells_movie.html (C) Ukiyo LabThe film image of the performance below: F…

Miss. Akane Takada is new hope of Royal Ballet. She was awarded Critics’Circle National Dance Awards, UK, as finalist; OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE (CLASSICAL) in 2011. http://www.danzaballet.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=43…

Misa Kuranagara is one of best Japanese ballerinas at present. She is the principal of Boston Ballet. I strongly recommend her performance and I took interview of her.http://www.danzaballet.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4013If…

DIAGHILEV AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE BALLETS ROUSSES 1909-1929 at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London: As the last exhibition of Ballet Rousse 100th Anniversary ! The exihibition introuduces great works of Ballet Rousse and its legacy, h…

Ukiyo [Moveable World]a choreographic installation fusing dance, sound, design and digital projectionsby DAP LABdirected by Johannes Birringerwith Michèle Danjoux Friday, November 26, 2010 8:oo pmLilian Baylis StudioSadlers Wells, Rosebery…

Here is the latest interview of Shoko Nakamura (principal, Berlin Staatballet; guest principal, K-Ballet).Shoko Nakamura, interview by Yukihiko YOSHIDA In Japanese: (C) Cinra http://www.cinra.net/interview/2010/09/21/000000.php

Dear Readers,Here is information on Farewell Meeting Kazuo Ohno. You may forward.Warmest Regards,Yukihiko YOSHIDA http://www.kazuoohnodancestudio.com/bravo103/index_english.htmlAfter having fruitfully lived out his life span, Kazuo Ohno pa…

The brightest young ballerina, Ayako Ono (New National Theater Ballet) got the dance prize.Great news in Ballet World here in Tokyo From DanzaBallet.comhttp://www.danzaballet.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3546

Greeting from Tokyo.Here is Yuan Yuan Tan Interview in DanzaBallet.com: http://www.danzaballet.com/ http://www.danzaballet.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3474Share and Enjoy !

For Nutscrackermania in worldwide.Greeting from Tokyo.Here are Nutscrackers in Japan.Merry Chirstmas from TOKYO. New National Theater BalletYou can get information from the website below. http://www.atre.jp/09nutcracker/Soki Ballet (from S…

Here is works by Japanese choreographers.Yuuki Mori Roussewaltz,(Kaoru Uchida)

December 3-13, 2009Networked Virtual Performance Envirorments: Japan UKIYO LAB in residence with Mixed reality Lab, Keio University (dir. by. Prof. Adrian Cheok)In the second phase of the UKIYO project collaboration, the DAP-Lab team (Brun…

My latest paper will be published. Please check it out !Yukihiko YOSHIDA,"'National Dance' under the Rising Sun, mainly from National Dance, Buyo Geijutsu and the activities of Takaya Eguchi",International Journal of Eastern Sports & Physi…

Here is conference information on Butoh. Anniversary of Butoh and Futurism: International Conference "Avant-garde in Japan", Venice, 14-15 sept.International Conference “Avant-garde in Japan”University Ca’ Foscari of Venice Auditorium Sant…

Here is news from momo: Ohno's 103 Birthday & Min Tanaka's WATER festival at Body Weather Farm on butoh butoh "not thinking, only soul" -Kazuo Ohnomomo http://butohdance.ning.com/profile/momo momo has invited you to the event 'Pilgrimage t…

Dear Readers:Here is Webzine on Nihon Buyo and Japanese Traditional Performing Arts: For example, you can enjoy interview on Toshinami Hanayagi, great dancer and choreographer.Dento Bunka Ichiba http://www.db-ichiba.jp/magazine/vol_001/ind…

Dorkbot Dai Tokyo http://twitter.com/dorkbottokyoDorkbot Dai Tokyo A final match of DDT - THE ContestsWho will own the Tokyo ?! (in a sense of electricity?) People doing strange things with electricity, dorkbot tokyo invites CONTEST, now. …

(This is my test post, please ignore.) You can enjoy some clips on Japanese Contemporary Dance Scene.Share and Enjoy:Roussewaltz, Kaoru Uchida Natsuko Tezuka and Neji Pijin Kota Yamazaki Mika Kurosawa Kakuya Ohashi Batik King-yo (Yukio Suz…

I attended the Roundtable at Society of Dance History Scholars. This is early case of teleconference with virtual environment at official academic association in the field of dance and theater research.Here is abstract: DaNCING IN SECOND L…

Here is video clips on Youtube by Japan Society NYC.You can check out some pieces of Japanese Contemporary Dance.Hiroaki Umeda: Digest:

p r e s s r e l e a s e Ukiyo [Moveable World]by dap-lab / dans sans jouxA choreographic installation fusing dance, sound, design and digital projectionsMonday, June 1, 19:oo Antonin Artaud Building, Brunel University, West London (UK) Ent…

Here is information on Workshop of Kyogen - Dear ColleaguesITI Japanese Centre will organize Traditional Theatre Workshop for 10 days in August 2009. This year, the workshop is on KYOGEN, that is the theatre form usually played with Noh pi…