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 Happy Spring, Everyone! Please join us for our spring events. With warm regards, Sachiyo Ito Artistic Director *** Performance of Japanese Classical Dance for Spring Events at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Date: April 17, at 1:15, 2:15, 3:15pm & May 9, at 2, 3, 4pm Information: *** Bloomfest Virtual Cherry Blossom Festival Date: April 19, at 12pm Time Subject to change. Visit the website below and www.dancejapan.com for updates. Information: https://www.essexcountyparks.org/parks/branch-brook-park *** Free Online Workshop: Gentle Japanese Dance for Seniors Date: May 5-June 30 Wednesdays 11-12pm Let’s dance at your small space with easy and gentle movements to the body, learning the basics of Japanese classical dance and gaining graceful gestures and movements-from dancing to daily life. Dance fans/practice Yukata can be provided. See the details below. *フリー・ワークショップ「シニアの為の体に優しい日本舞踊」開設のお知らせ ご自宅の 小さなスペースで、体に優しい日本舞踊、優雅でしなやかな動きをみ身に付けましょう！* お稽古代無料、稽古用浴衣・舞扇無料提供可能（数限定） 日本語での詳細は 以下の英文の後をご参照下さい。 *** David Vaughan’s The Dance Historian Is In Sachiyo Ito’s talk and showing of her performance films. Streamed by New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Date: Wednesday May 26, at 1pm. Visit www.dancejapan.com or check https://www.eventbrite.com/e/149916182337/ for information and registration *** Streaming of Salon Series No. 69 “Transformation and Transition: Kabuki, Shakespeare, and Now” Special Guest: Ernest Abuba (Actor/Theater Director/Writer) Date: June 13, at 3pm Visit www.dancejapan.com for details of the program and viewing link in early June. Also, Newsletter will be sent out to those in our mailing list. To join in the mailing list, send your email address to sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com. ***  Information regarding Free Online Workshop: Gentle Japanese Dance for Seniors This workshop is specially designed for seniors (over 65) and offered free of charge. Yukata/obi and dance fans can be provided (Limited and Pick up Required). Limited to 10 participants. Goal is to gain grace and beauty through learning, basics of Japanese dance and selected dance repertory. In addition, since a dance is a mirror of a culture, we will discuss Japanese culture, arts, and literature as they relate to the dance. The sequential 10 sessions are offered 9 weeks in May and June with one additional as discussed with participants in late June. Date: Wednesdays 11am-12pm from 5/ 5 to 6/30 Sequential topics are: ** How to dress in yukata and obi (the traditional dress and sash worn); ** Basic movements, techniques, and style; ** 3 dances from folk dances; ** Basic use of dance fan for expressive movements; ** Sakura (Cherry blossom Dance); ** Itako Dejima (the Island of Itako); Talks on the background that have nurtured dance forms, the poetry in the lyrics of the dances, interpreting them into movements and gestures, and sharing among the participants stories from their experiences in Japan and Japanese culture. . Contact for Inquiry and Registration: Sachiyoito@verizon.net Deadline for Registration: 5/1/2021 . Seniors can exercise dexterity of hands, since hand motions are important in Japanese dance, and handling of fans also require motions that is helpful to those with arthritis. The subtlety in movements and gestures, which are essential in Japanese dance will train seniors the act of focusing, even on one single movement. Importantly, movements are designed for less stressful use of knees. Also, private viewing video link to recording of the dances to be taught, links to Sachiyo Ito’s dances will be sent to participants via email. Materials for practicing, fans/yukata/obi/ties can be picked up from Instructor’s studio in Chelsea from Front Desk. This program is administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and supported by public funds in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department for the Aging. フリー・ワークショップ 「シニアの為の体に優しい日本舞踊」開設のお知らせ 伊藤さちよ舞踊団 は新しくシニア初心者向けオンライン・日本舞踊教室を開きます。 参加費無料、お稽古用扇子・浴衣無料提供（数限定)、マンハッタン・チェルシーの舞踊団からピックアップ必要） 時: 毎週水 曜日朝11時から12時 10回 9週間、10回目はワークショップスタート後参加者と合意で決定） 期間 : 5月5日より6月30日 目標: 優雅な動き、しぐさを日本舞踊を通して身につける クラス内容: 浴衣の着付け、扇子の扱い方と表現方法、体に優しい姿勢，腰の保ち方、膝の使い方、日本舞踊の基礎、日舞２曲、ディスカッション（舞踊の背景・歴史、文学、詩歌等） 演習曲目：桜、潮来出島 講習言語：英語 1回目のお稽古着はTシャツ、トレーナーパンツもしくはレギンス(姿・形が良く見える為に) 2回目以降のお稽古着は浴衣、半幅帯、足袋、扇子 問い合わせ・申し込みSachiyoito@verizon.net 登録締め切り: 5月1日 伊藤さちよ舞踊団一同（主催・藤間さちよ） |
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 Dear Friends, please join us! New Online Class of Japanese Classical Dance for Beginners Gaining Grace through Japanese dance When: 10 Saturdays at 11am-12pm from 2/20-4/24 The Goal: Graceful gestures and movements from dancing to daily life Learning and adopting graceful manners and gestures from dance movements to daily activities; learning Japanese cultural traditions through literature and backgrounds of dances; dressing in yukata; learning basics of Japanese dance, including the proper stance, how to walk, and the use of the dance fan; studying repertories of classical dances; strengthening the core through Japanese dance. Subjects: How to dress in yukata; the movements and styles of Japanese classical dance; how to use dance fans for expressive movements; repertory from classical dances such as Itako Dejima, Ume ni mo Haru, Kyo no Shiki, Chiyo no Tomozuru (excerpt) Fee: $100 for 10 classes; or $55 for 5 classes A recording is available for 2 weeks with additional fee of $2 if participants wishes to obtain by missing a class. Note: In the first class, t-shirt and pants or legging are to be worn. They are suitable for observing stance and leg/feet movements. Socks are acceptable if no tabi are available. By the second week, dance fans/Yukata/obi/ties are needed for the lesson. * Intermediate Online Class will be offered after 10 sessions. Participants in the Beginners’ Class are welcomed to join. *Watch announcements on our website for: “Gentle Japanese Dance Designed for Seniors”* and “Children’s Online Class “ offered during the summer.* *We will focus on gentle manner in dancing, including lessening stress during knee movements, easing arthritis pains in hands through graceful hand and finger movements, and use of the dance fan. **We will focus on learning manners such as the proper bow; maintaining a good posture while enjoying songs and use of dance fans; and cultural traditions as they relate to dance. Inquiry: sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com Tel: 212-627-0265 Registration: sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com Registration deadline: February 19, 2021 5pm ** Payment method: To pay using a credit/debit card or PayPal Account, click the button below. If paying by credit card, you do not need a PayPal account.
If paying by Venmo, please search for: sachiyo-Ito. ** Please contact us if you miss the deadline this time, or if you are interested in the future class. Next offering of On-line Beginners’ Class is planned for 3/20  新オンライン日本舞踊教室の開設お知らせ 伊藤さちよ舞踊団は新しく初心者向けオンライン教室を開きます。 時: 毎週土曜日朝11時から12時 期限: 2月20日より4月24日 目標: 優雅な動き、しぐさを日本舞踊を通して身につける クラス内容: 浴衣の着付け、扇子の扱い方と表現方法、姿勢，腰の保ち方 日本舞踊の基本運動からコアの訓練、日舞小曲修得(潮来出島、梅にも春、京の四季) 登録締め切り：2月19日5pm お稽古代: $100 for 10 classes； もしくは$55 for 5 classes 支払方法：ホームページwww.dancejapan.com上のPayPal にて
クラスを休まれてクラス記録録画をご要望の場合、クラス後2週間の間、お支払い$2追加でお送り出来ます。 1回目のお稽古着はTシャツ、トレーナーパンツもしくはレギンス(姿・形が良く見える為に) 2回目以降のお稽古着は浴衣、半幅帯、足袋、扇子 10回終了後中級者用クラスへ参加歓迎 夏からオンラインクラス：「シニアの為の体に優しい日本舞踊」と、お行儀も学べる子供の為の「歌って楽しく日本舞踊」を開催します。 問い合わせ・申し込み: sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com Tel: 212-627-0265 申し込み: sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com **今回の締め切りに間に合わない方、後日がご都合の良い方、次回初心者向けオンラインクラスは3月28日にスタートの予定しております。どうぞご連絡下さい。 ご参加をお待ちしております。 伊藤さちよ舞踊団 日本舞踊教室 (主宰：藤間さちよ)  |
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 Streaming of Salon Series No. 68 “Symbolism of Snow”. Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 3pm EST, Taking the symbolism of snow, the Salon Series No.68 will be offered to herald in the snowy season and to welcome a new season of unity into the world. Snow is a popular theme in the Japanese traditional arts, poetry, music, and dance, often symbolizing the ephemeral quality of love, as it melts away. First, we present Heron Maiden, an 18th century kabuki dance in which snow’s symbolism is central. This will be followed by dances, singing and poetry by guest artists: vocalist Beth Griffith and Russian dancer Julia Kulakova, as well as Dancejapan Ensemble. The program will be concluded by Structured Improvisation under the musical direction of Kaoru Watanabe. Enjoy the culminating collaboration, sending a message of uniqueness of culture which reminds us that each of us is like a snowflake, and yet similar in essence beyond differences in race, ethnicity, and culture. To watch, please visit the link on January 31, at 3pm EST. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgA11pltweU Due to many requests and as Snow Special, we decided to extend to 2/3 Wednesday 3pm. Streaming is free, but your generous donations will help us continue streaming our programs of Salon Series and SIAC Virtual Archive Series in 2021, and will be greatly appreciated. Donation link: http://dancejapan.com/make-a-donation *Salon Series: Japanese Performing Arts* *Salon Series is an on-going series of performances and lecture-demonstrations on Japanese performing arts held three times a year. With world-class guest artists and speakers, the program has inspired NY audiences for the last 2 decades, 2021 is the 23rd season of the series.* The Salon Series No. 68 is, in part, supported by the Japan Foundation New York Culture and Arts Grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in partnership with NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.  |
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 Dear Friends, Happy New Year! We at Sachiyo Ito and Company wish you all good health and peace for the New Year. We would like to invite you to two online presentations in the first month of 2021. First, join us for the upcoming streaming of Salon Series No.68 on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 3pm EST, “Symbolism of Snow”. Taking the symbolism of snow, the Salon Series No.68 will be offered to herald in the snowy season and to welcome a new season of unity into the world. Snow is a popular theme in the Japanese traditional arts, poetry, music, and dance, often symbolizing the ephemeral quality of love, as it melts away. This symbolism is central to the 18th Century Kabuki dance, Heron Maiden, to be performed by Ito. An improvisation of poetry, music, and dance by the guest artists, including international musician, Kaoru Watanabe, vocalist Beth Griffith, Russian dancer Julia Kulakova as well as Dancejapan Ensemble, will culminate the program. Each dancer will choose a poem of their culture referencing snow, and using reverence to nature as a springboard, each dancer offers their interpretation of the theme. We wish to send a message that each human being is as precious and unique as each individual snowflake, and yet similar in essence beyond differences in race, ethnicity, and culture. To watch, please visit our website: dancejapan.com for the link. The link will be announced by January 24. Also we will send you a reminder with the link. The link will be active for 24 hours. Second, we invite you to view “Beat of the Boroughs, NYC Online” featuring Sachiyo Ito. “Beat of the Boroughs, NYC Online” was created and sponsored by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance in response to the pandemic. Originally broadcast on November 31, 2020, the link below will lead you to the talk/demonstration/dance and creative-work interview episode with Dancejapan’s artistic director, Sachiyo Ito. *Salon Series: Japanese Performing Arts* The Salon Series is an on-going series of performances and lecture-demonstrations on Japanese performing arts held three times a year. With world-class guest artists and speakers, the program has inspired NY audiences for the last 2 decades, 2019 will be the 23rd season of the series. Streaming is free, but your generous donations will help us continue streaming our programs in 2021, and will be greatly appreciated. http://dancejapan.com/make-a-donation Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year, virtually and in person! 謹賀新年 幸い多き年となりますようお祈り申し上げます。 伊藤さちよ舞踊団へのご指導、ご支持を本年も宜しくお願い致します。 二つのストリーミングのご案内を致します。 どうぞ宜しくお願いします。 伊藤さちよ さろんシリーズ第 6８回「 雪の象徴」ストリーミング 日時：１月３１日（日）午後3時－4時 EDT に ホームページのオンライン・リンク をクリックして頂くとご覧になれます。リンクは24時間有効です。 直接のリンクは1月２４日までに ホームページ上にアナウンス、又リマインダーのお知らせをお送りします。 ゲスト出演：ベス・グリフィス、渡辺薫、 ジュリア・クロカーヴァ その他：ダンスジャパンメンバー、伊藤さちよ お問合わせ ： sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com 212-627-0265 上演作品は１７２６年初演歌舞伎舞踊「鷺娘」抜粋、創作舞踊「雪の降る町を」 ストリーミング二つ目は「ニューヨークのビート、あちこち」（Beat of the Boroughs, NYC Online by Center for Traditional Music and Dance 伝統音楽舞踊センター) コロナに直面するアーチストのインタビュー、デモンストレーション、現況に訴えての作品を収録した企画で、去年11月３０日放映の伊藤さちよの録画がご覧になれます。以下が直接リンクです。 ご高覧をお待ちしています。 伊藤さちよ舞踊団一同/藤間さちよ ＊「さろんシリーズ」は、日本の舞踊を焦点に当てながら、日本の伝統芸能に対する理解を多 くの方々に深めて頂くために、日曜の午後に定期的に開催しています。芸能各分野のゲストア ーテイストとのコラボレーション、他国との舞踊文化との比較などを通して日本文化へのより 深い理解を目指しています。又、日本の舞踊、演劇、音楽に興味のある方、また勉強していらっしゃる 方々に、Q＆Aの場、楽しい意見交換のフォーラムを提供していく事を意図としています。*  |
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 Dear Everyone, Please join us for the re-broadcasting of the Virtual Salon Series No. 67: Prayer for Healing on Thursday November 5th at 6pm EDT. Facing the crises of Pandemics, Sachiyo Ito and Company will offer a prayer and healing message through performance. Based on Japanese traditional symbols for peace, dances depicting cranes (Seiten no Tsuru: Cranes in the Blue Sky, and Chiyo no Tomozuru: One thousand-year Old Crane) will be performed. The crane, a symbol of longevity, is said to live for one thousand years and is also a symbol for auspicious occasions. Healing and Peace Through the Traditional Symbolism of Cranes, The Origami Project, and Amazing Grace.  Ito will then offer two dances: Memories and Dedication, in honor of the lives of those who have departed from us.  Following the dance performances, Colin McNally, an artist and schoolteacher who completed the Origami Project, will teach the virtual audience how to fold cranes as well as explain his inspiration of the project: his artistic and educational views for folding one thousand cranes. Both those in Japan and in the West, including many school children, are familiar with the Origami paper crane as symbol for peace and healing.  In closing the program, the international singer and actress Beth Griffith will perform “Amazing Grace” for finding a light to guide us to healing. Date: Thursday November 5th, 6pm EDT. The link is active for 24 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JBiHK0bUDY Viewing is free, but if you would like to send us a tax-deductible donation, please go to our website, and click the link to donate via Paypal. We greatly appreciate your support to help us continue offering the Salon Series. Donate to Sachiyo Ito and Company *The Salon Series is an on-going series of performances and lecture-demonstrations on Japanese performing arts held three times a year. Dialogue between artists and audience has provided further insights into arts and culture, thus bridging cultural differences. With world class guest artists and speakers, the program has inspired NY audiences for the last 22years. Following COVID guidelines, this presentation will be streamed on-line at the venue used for the last 2 decades.  先、10月11日生放送のさろんシリーズ第 6７回「 癒しと平和への祈り」の再放送のお知らせを致します。 さろんシリーズ第 6７回「 癒しと平和への祈り」再放送 日時：11月５日（日）午後6時 EDT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JBiHK0bUDY リンクは24時間有効です。 お問合わせ ：(２１２) ６２７-０２６５/ sachiyoitoandcompany@gmail.com さろんシリーズ第６７回は、パンデミックの渦中、「癒しと平和への祈り」と題して、 長寿，平和 癒しの象徴である鶴を主題にした日本舞踊舞踊曲、「晴天の鶴」と「千代の友鶴」、亡くなられた方々に捧げる伊藤さちよ創作作品、“Memories”と “Dedication”を上演。 又、癌の闘病者に千羽鶴を捧げて「折り紙プロジェクト」を教え子達と共に達成した McNally 先生をゲストに迎えし、お話しと鶴の折り方をデモンストレーションして頂き、ゲストアーティストのBeth Griffith氏に、癒しのメッセージを込めて、歌曲 “Amazing Grace” を披露して頂きます。 Viewing is free. We greatly appreciate your support to help us by tax-deductible donation to continue offering Salon Series through this PayPal link Donate to Sachiyo Ito and Company. ご高覧をお待ちしています。 伊藤さちよ舞踊団一同/藤間さちよ ＊「さろんシリーズ」は、日本の舞踊を焦点に当てながら、日本の伝統芸能に対する理解を多くの方々に深めて頂くために、日曜の午後に定期的に開催しています。芸能各分野のゲストアーテイストとのコラボレーション、他国との舞踊文化との比較などを通して日本文化へのより深い理解を目指しています。又、日本の舞踊、演劇、音楽に興味のある方、また勉強していらっしゃる 方々に、Q＆Aの場、楽しい意見交換のフォーラムを提供していく事を意図としています。* |
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 Artistic Director Sachiyo Ito will be featured as one of artists in their online series, presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance. On 10/30 at 5pm, she will show dance demonstration, her works chosen in view of the current circumstance and her reflection. For their announcement, please see below. Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) is proud to announce our program series Beat the Boroughs: NYC Online. This online video series takes you into the homes and neighborhoods of fifty of New York City’s leading immigrant performers and their diverse cultural traditions. A stellar cast of musicians and dancers presents their personal stories, remarkable traditions, and pandemic experiences. Starting October 5th, tune in on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5PM each week to CTMD’s YouTube channel or Facebook page. Click here to watch a sneak peak of Beat of the Boroughs-NYC Online. |
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 Dear Everyone, Please join us for the fifth installment of the Virtual Archive Series of Sachiyo Ito and Company. In this program we present full length versions of the dances whose excerpts were streamed before as Highlights. They are a kabuki dance, Kyo Ningyo, and dances choreographed for the poems written by Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen monk, peace activist, and poet): “Illusion Transformed” and “Please Call Me by My True Names.”  I hope you enjoy the rare comic of the kabuki dace, and the great performance by the artist from Japan, Jinsho Fujima. This program will be streamed on two separate days, beginning at 6pm EDT: Thursday, September 24 Thursday, October 1 The link will be active for 24 hours. To watch, click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgtTkCXMBDo Virtual Archive Series is offered for free, but if you liked the presentation, we greatly appreciate your donation to help us to continue streaming. Also, the past streaming can be viewed with your donation, please contact us through our website to request the link for viewing. To donate, click the donation tab for PayPal on the website. Thank you and stay well! Warm regards, 伊藤さちよ舞踊団のバーチュアル・アーカイブ・シリーズ第5回のご案内を致します。 木曜日9月24日、10月1日6pm EDT に オンライン・リンク https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgtTkCXMBDo をクリックして頂くとご覧になれます。 リンクは24時間有効で翌日の６時まで何時でもご覧になれます。 今回上演作品は、以前「ハイライト」として放送した作品を全曲でお送りします。 歌舞伎舞踊では珍しい喜劇 と言える「京人形 」は 日本から招聘した藤間仁章氏ゲスト出演にて上映致します。 そして平和運動活動家で禅僧のThich Nhat Hanh氏の詩Please Call Me by My True Names とIllusion Transformedに振り付けた伊藤さちよ創作舞踊をお届けします。 ご高覧をお待ちしています。 伊藤さちよ舞踊団一同/藤間さちよ |
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 Dear Everyone, Thank you and stay well!  伊藤さちよ舞踊団のバーチュアル・アーカイブ・シリーズ第4回のご案内を致します。 今回上演作品は舞踊劇坪内逍遥作「お夏狂乱」(1914年初演)、藤間章吾氏ゲスト出演にて上映致します。 |
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Dear Everyone,Please join us on Thursdays July 30, and August 6, 2020 at 6pm ET for the streaming of Virtual Archive Series of Sachiyo Ito and Company. The link will be active for 24 hours. This program will present the Classical Tale of Dojoji Temple and Dojoji 2002. To watch, click: https://youtu.be/yuAsNnGl_sQ Virtual Archive Series is offered for free, but if you liked the presentation, we greatly appreciate your donation to help us to continue streaming. Also, the past streaming can be viewed with your donation, please contact us through our website to request the link for viewing. To donate through PayPal, please click here. Thank you and stay well! Warm regards, Artistic Director Sachiyo Ito and Company   |
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REVIEW: 2018 Sakura Matsuri Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
[read review + view photos]
ARTICLE
“Sachiyo Ito & Co. brings classical dance to Japanese Festival”
By Sarah Bryan Miller | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ma means space. Ma means nothing. Ma means breath. Sachiyo Ito began her 49th Salon explaining breath techniques used by Kabuki actors to transmit emotions to the audience. After warmly encouraging her Salon audience to inhale, smile, exhale and smile, Ito effectively demonstrated the vital energy areas of the body: hara – lower abdomen, diaphragm and throat…
The 30th Anniversary Concert was held on October 23. 2011 at Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City. Dances in the program included classical, and contemporary works choreographed by Sachiyo Ito.
“Sachiyo Ito and Company Day” in the City of New York!
The Office of the Mayor has officially proclaimed October 23. 2011 as “Sachiyo Ito and Company Day” in the city of New York. [view proclamation]. The proclamation was presented to Sachiyo Ito and Company by the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg at the Anniversary concert.
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