Kanayo Amakawa is the other piece indicating a love story between the two characters, portrayed by Takana Kojima and Michihiko Kakazu. This dance tells the story of a man and woman whose love is ...

OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa — Leaping in the air in perfect step, performers pounded taiko drums as graceful dancers in colorful kimonos followed and clowns with painted faces cavorted with the crowd Sunday ...

Traditional dances of Okinawa come as we celebrate the cultural connection between our islands for Okinawa Week on Living808. Senju Kai Hawaii Master Teacher Frances Nakachi Kuba discussed the rich ...

On Sept. 14, 1975, the sky above Osaka was cloudless. In the city’s Taisho Ward — home to many people from Okinawa Prefecture — the first-ever Eisa dance festival was held by a group of young ...

FIRST PHOTO: Oahu’s Cheryl Nakasone of Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Keukyusho, Hawaii Shibu, performs a traditional Okinawan dance during Saturday’s Maui Okinawan Festival at the Maui Mall.

Before the Okinawa archipelago became incorporated into Japan, its people developed their own distinctive forms of dance. This presentation draws from both the rarefied court tradition and more ...

Okinawan folk dance, drumming and a shaggy dragon will all be performing for free at 7 p.m. today at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. St. Louis Okinawa Kenjinkai and its Eisa group, Luck, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of people are expected to flock to the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the 42nd annual Okinawan Festival with the theme “Sharing ...

The Nutcracker: Peninsula School of the Performing Arts presents the classic Christmas ballet. 2 and 7 p.m. today, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Norris Theatre, 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates.