NEWS
EXPERIENCE
PERFORMANCE
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- 2018.09.16
- ORIENTARHYTHM had performed in Hangzhou(China).
- 2018.09.09
- Second edition of model of the Swedish flash brand “Profoto” !
- 2018.09.02
- We started the Net TV program “EDGE OF JAPAN”!
- 2018.08.24
- THE MOMENT OF TRADITIONAL CULTURE’S INNOVATION. KABUKI with Katsumi Sakakura .
TV・RADIO
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- 2018.09.02
- We started the Net TV program “EDGE OF JAPAN”!
- 2018.06.22
- A history documentary program on which Katsumi Sakakura appeared was also broadcast on the History channel.
- 2018.05.24
- Sakakura Katsumi will appear in the historical documentary TV program “AIZU Awakening Righteous Mind”.
- 2017.11.07
- Appeared on a German TV show “Das Supertalent 2017”!
LECTURE
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- 2018.06.30
- Katsumi Sakakura appeared in a panel discussion at “WIT Japan & North Asia” the international conference of the online travel industry.
- 2018.06.23
- Katsumi Sakakura gave a lecture on “What is real Japanese cool?” at “ROCKET(Room of Children with Kokorozashi and Extraordinary Talents)”
- 2017.08.10
- “HOW training to get Samurai spirit”.
- 2017.08.10
- “HOW training to get Samurai spirit”.
- 2017.06.14
- Nunchaku Dance Workshop!
- 2017.06.14
- Nunchaku Dance Workshop!
PRESS NEWS PAPER
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- 2018.08.23
- Katsumi Sakakura’s interview article is published in the magazine “FLYING POSTMAN PRESS”
- 2018.05.31
- Eiko’s interview article was posted on the web site’TerraceMall Magazine’
- 2018.05.19
- Article was up on ‘Profoto’ was posted on the site.
- 2018.05.03
- An article on performance “Shu Ha Ri” was published in the Mainichi Shimbun(Newspaper) .
DESIGN
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- 2017.04.28
- “Yoroi” the armor of the samurai. Design: Katsumi Sakakura
- 2017.01.05
- MA-1 style long coat. Design : Katsumi Sakakura.
- 2017.01.04
- This costume is a work expressing the armor of the samurai.
- 2016.12.09
- MA-1 style long coat. Design : Katsumi Sakakura.
CONCEPT
“COOL JAPAN”
We combined feature movement and the rhythm of the traditional culture of Japan such as Karate with dance and created original performance style. Japan's traditional culture has ”Japanese Cool” crystallized in it. We first started to study about the uniqueness of Japan's traditional culture, and realized that KARATE stances and poses have distinct rhythm and movements. We extracted this rhythm and movement, and created a totally new type of dance style from them. This is the ”ORIENTARHYTHM” which was created in 1991. Especially, our style which uses Nunchaku (KARATE's self-defense tool) are dynamic and sharp movement!! Through our original dance style, we would like to introduce ”Japanese Cool” to everybody around the world. We also hope that our dance performances will become a catalyst to generate an interest in Japanese culture.”
Due mostly to streotyping in movies, Nunchaku are regarded as being used in Chinese Kung-fu, but they actually originate in Japan. ”Ryuku Kobujutsu”(Ancient Ryuku Martial Arts) was developed in Okinawa around the 12th century.
Nunchuck were included in ”Ryuku Kobujutsu”, and devised from a farming tool as a self- defense tool.”
