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Welcome to Kotobuki Kai
KOTOBUKI KAI IS A JAPANESE DANCE GROUP PRACTICING THE ART OF NIHON BUYO. ITS PRINCIPLE DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER AND SENSE IS YOKO HARADA KING. GERALD KING IS THE PRESIDENT OF KOTOBUKI KAI, INC. HE IS THE PRODUCER, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, AND SCENENIC DESIGNER FOR ALL STAGE PRODUCTIONS.
WE ARE PRESENTLY WORKING ON A WEB SITE FOR THIS KOTOBUKI KAI. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE GROUP AND ITS ACTIVITIES CALL YOKO HARADA KING AT 301-779-1488
Kotobuki Kai
Kotobuki Kai was founded in 1972 by Yoko and Gerald King to produce performances of Japanese
Dance. It is the only company producing fully staged performances of Nihon buyo on the east coast, complete with
elegant costumes, authentic scenic design, traditional-modern music and a handmade resonant wood floor. The company
produces and tours with original, full length productions as well as many smaller, more informal performances for
colleges, festivals, conferences and public areas. Kotobuki Kai also presents lecture/demonstrations, master classes
and workshops in Japanese Dance and Culture for schools and organizations.
Yoko Harada King
Yoko Harada King, artistic director, choreographer and principal artist
is a native of Chiba City, Japan. She received her professional name and teacher’s degree from the Azuma Kabuki
School in Tokyo and has been performing for more than 60 years. Co-founder and artistic director of Kotobuki Kai
since 1970, she has served on the faculties of George Mason University and the University of Maryland and teaches
private students in her Riverdale Park, Maryland studio. She has been honored by several choreographic grants by
the Prince George’s Arts Council. Critical acclaim has followed her dancing since her arrival to the United States
in 1958.
Paintings of Nihon Buyo by Gerald King
During the late 1980s Gerald King did a series of painting of Japanese Dance.
Some of these works came from direct contact with the dancers.
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