Back in Los Angeles by popular demand, Ichinosuke Umekawa will give a special demonstration in Choi Auditorium, followed by a Q&A.
About Ichinosuke Umekawa () Umekawa was born in 艑ita, Japan. He began his dance career with the Tokyo Ballet and as a Kabuki actor before deciding in 2016 to focus on classical Japanese dance (Nihon buy艒) as his primary art form. This year鈥檚 visit to LA is part of his 10th Anniversary Tour of becoming an independent buy艒 dancer. He studied under Living National Treasure Tamasabur艒 Band艒, who gave him his dance name Ichinosuke Umekawa. In addition to performing buy艒 throughout Japan and internationally, he collaborates with many artists to blend Japanese dance with poetry, haiku, orchestral music, animation, and other artistic genres. He has appeared in the in-flight landing video shown on all Japan Airlines (JAL) flights.