A New Face for ‘Bugaku’ This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to ...

When master ballet choreographer George Balanchine unveiled Bugaku in 1962, audiences were stunned by what critics have called "the sexiest show in ballet." Borrowing from ancient Japanese ...

When second-year WUDPAC objects major Daisy Diamond discovered conservation, something clicked. “Everybody has such a unique perspective, and we're consulting others all the time.” Daisy is bringing ...

Wendy Whelan has had a date with Balanchine’s “Bugaku” for many years, but it wasn’t until this month at New York City Ballet that the rendezvous came to fruition. May marked Ms. Whelan’s debut in ...

Bugaku’s 1,200-year-old tradition of “noble music” left Balanchine unawed, and Composer Toshiro Mayuzumi was asked to write “some Japanese-flavored music” that Balanchine could set to ...

The Miami City Ballet opened its fourth season on Friday night at Bailey Hall in Broward County. And from the first notes of the mewing violins, it was clear that both company and audience had move… ...

The Sarasota Ballet's Director Iain Webb announces a new addition to the upcoming 2017 - 2018 Season with the Company premiere of George Balanchine's Bugaku.

At an old shrine in Kazuno in Akita, Dainichido Bugaku has been held continuously for 1,300 years. It consists of seven ancient dances, kept alive through the centuries by local families. This is a ...

The founder of Bugaku and Samurai martial arts instructor Koshiro Minamoto demonstrates martial arts during an online class for Samurai experience in Tokyo, Japan, April 1, 2021. Picture taken on ...

According to legend, travelling performers of bugaku, the ritual dance and music of the imperial palace, visited Hachimantai Town in northern Japan in the early eighth century, during the ...