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Photo Credit: Miyagi Dance Company - Japan
Japanese Events in London: 20th -26th July 2009
This week we note that there are not a lot of Japanese events in London, just really one to mention: The chickenshed theatre is hosting an opportunity to see the pioneering Japanese dance company Miyagi Dance perform 'Honno Sukoshi' (meaning 'Just a little Bit'). This Japanese show is a dance piece created by choreographer Osamu Jareo using a mix of disabled and non-disabled dancers. The highly acclaimed Chickenshed theatre is renowned for its inclusive attitude and its pioneering work in this field so this collaboration is a perfect match. This is only the second time the Miyagi Dance company, formed in Japan in 1998, has performed in the UK. Their debut show, 'Asterisk', first seen at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in 2005 was given a standing ovation. Osamu Jareo says he teaches a 'way of life', concentrating on 'how to get rid of self-consciousness' through the physical techniques taught at his workshops in Japan. In choreographing this show he draws on these ideas to create a dance piece which focuses on the everyday life of one of the company members with Toru Iwashita from Sankaijuku performing an improvised solo.
For more information please 
info at chickenshed.org.uk. The event runs from the 24-25 & 30-31 July 2009.
The other event we would like to bring to your attention is us! We have availaibility on our Japanese language course. The course has been discounted by ten percent so only now costs £197.10 for ten weeks! To learn how to speak Japanese there is really no other choice but Concise Courses!