SankaiJuku

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SankaiJuku:  Directed, Choreographed and Designed by Ushio Amagatsu. Founded by Ushio Amagatsu in 1975.

In 1980 Sankai Juku was invited to perform in Europe for the first time.Sankai Juku went to Nancy International Festival in France with the firm conviction that Butoh would be accepted.The performance was such a sensation and that the Avignon Festival invited them to perform that year as well.For the next four years,the company remained in Europe and performed in various international festival including Edinburgh International Festival,Spain Madrid International Festival and International Cervantino Festival.

Since 1982 Sankai Juku has premiered a new piece approximately once every two years at Theatre de la Ville,Paris, commissioned 13 production;
Sankai Juku has performed in 43 coutries and visited more than 700 cities in the world.
In 2002 Hibiki received the 26th Laurence Olivier Awards in category of «Best New Dance Production».
In 2007 Toki received the Kirin Special Grant for Dance.