Topic: Buyo
A scene from Ryusei performed in Matera, Italy in Sept. 2005. (Courtesy of Mme. Hisami Wakayagi)
The Hanano-Kai, Japanese dance group led by Mme. Hisami Wakayagi, celebrates the end of the year with a celebratory performance of traditional Japanese dance featuring its teachers and students on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. at Doizaki Gallery, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Little Tokyo. Admission free.
Programs of the part one are: Sakura Kamuro, Tenaraiko, Gekizaru, Shiokumi, Tomoyakko, Mitsumen Komori, Kuramajishi, Haruno Shirabe, Suehirogari, and Kishino Yanagi.
Prorams of the part two are: Sakura Sakura, Shinkanoko, Karigane, Kanjo, Ayameyukata, Ryusei, Toutojishi, Yuuzuki, Oharame, and Sukeroku.
Japanese classical dance master Mme. Wakayagi of South Pasadena has been teaching in Southern California for near 30 years. As highlight of her recent achievements, Mme. Wakayagi held two days performance on March 2005 at 850-seat Aratani/Japan America Theatre as 25th anniversary.
Mme. Wakayagi’s achievements are not limited in the U.S. or Japan.
Her dance group has become a regular member of a cultural delegation sent by Association of Daily Japanese Life and Culture in Tokyo. Her group was sent to Romania in 2004, Matera, Italy in September 2005, and Sydney, Australia in September 2006.
