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. 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.
Full performance can include lecture-demonstration.
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. 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. Here Ms. Ito portrayed an elderly woman bidding her son farewell.