Sachiyo Ito & Company offers private lessons and classes of Kabuki Dance and Okinawan Court Dance. Beginners learn first, how to get dressed in Kimono, the basic movements, how to use dance fans for expressive movements, then a short dancer piece.

Advanced students are also welcome.

We also have new lessons for children.

AVAILABLE PROGRAMS

One week Residency: Japanese Culture Through Dance
Dr. Ito's program brings the beautiful art and culture of Japan into the classroom to enhance the school curricula and serve as a resource for the community.

One-day Workshop: The workshop provides the students an over-all picture of Japanese dance and performing arts such as Noh, Kabuki, and Okinawan dance, and their related forms.

Concert: Full performance can include lecture-demonstration.

CONCERT REVIEW  The New York Times

Peace Quest, Personal And Global

Sachiyo Ito and Company offered a "Concert Dedicated to World Peace" on Saturday afternoon at the Clark Studio Theater and made the program artistically meaningful as well as idealistically honorable.

This New York-based troupe of dancers and musicians presents works in both Japanese classical and contemporary styles. The matinee harmoniously united them.

Ms. Ito danced two solos. In the whimsical "Moon Child," which she also choreographed, she gazed wistfully upward, as if longing for the moon. And in this production, designed by Robert Mitchell, the moon came down to her in the form of a glittering silver ball, which she played with and cuddled.

"Yamanba (The Old woman of the Mountain)" was a scene from a Kabuki play of 1848. Here Ms. Ito portrayed an elderly woman bidding her son farewell. Her careful steps, turns of the head and side glances invested the slightest actions with dignity.
In "An Invitation to Bell," a production emphasizing processional movements for Ms. Ito and for an ensemble, Jennifer Kato read poems by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monk and peace activist. Many celebrated a spirit of renewal, and the choreography was appropriately calm. But poems about violence and tyranny inspired jagged gesticulations from Ms. Ito.

Then order was restored and the audience was invited to join the cast in a meditative walk onstage. Most accepted, stepping serenely while guided by the sounds of a gong and a bell. The unhurried progress became a pilgrimage into peace.

Jack Anderson, December 14, 1999
 

NEWS

In July, 2008, Sachiyo Ito was named one of the recipients of the commendation (Japanese: hyoushou) of the foreign minister of Japan. This is awarded to individuals and organizations in recognition of distinguished effort in promoting mutual cultural awareness, appreciation, and understanding between the Japanese people and other nations. See the documentation of the award at COMMENDATION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF JAPAN.

SACHIYO ITO & COMPANY UPCOMING EVENTS

Japanese Classical Dance Performance June 13 (Saturday) 2009, 1pm Location: Bronx Library Center of the New York Public Library, 310 East Kingsbridge Road, NY, NY 10458
Salon Series No. 35 Topic: Body Discipline and Healing Arts June 14 (Sunday) 2009, 3pm to 4pm Guest: Wataru Ohashi Location: Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, New York NY General admission: $15, Students and Seniors: $10 The breath, stance, alignment, use of energy, centering and balancing of body and mind from the view point of dance and the healing arts will be discussed and co-demonstrated by Wataru Ohashi and Sachiyo Ito. Wataru Ohashi is the founder of Ohashiatsu--the healing touch based on eastern methods and philosophy.  Okinawan dances such as Me-nu-hama, and an excerpt from Nuha-bushi will be performed by Sachiyo Ito to illustrate the above demonstrations. Now in its 11th year, the Salon Series is a series of informative and educational lectures, lecture-demonstrations and performances on the performing arts of Japan held three times a year on Sunday afternoons at Tenri Cultural Institute.	Click the above for event flyer or select ss35-announcement.pdf
4 Master Classes in Okinawan Dance with master choreographer Sachiyo Ito July 7, 14, 21, 28 (Tuesdays) 2009, 6pm to 8pm Location: 520 Eighth Avenue (betw. 36th and 37th Sts.), 3rd floor, New York NY Tuition: $200 for 4 sessions Contact: Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, 520 8th Avenue, Suite 314, at 212-868-4030	Click the above for event flyer.
2010 Events Salon Series No. 36 February 7, 2010 Classical and Contemporary Japanese Music (Hougaku) and Dances Salon Series No. 37 April 4, 2010 Asian Collaboration: Japanese and Indian Dance: Improvisation on Rokudan Salon Series No. 38 May 23, 2010 The Joy of Okinawan Dance and Music

For information on concerts, workshops and classes, contact:
Sachiyo Ito & Company
405 West 23^rd Street, Ste 4G
New York, NY 10011
Tel/Fax (212) 627-0265
www.dancejapan.com
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