On Sunday, October 12 at the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Japanese classical dancer (buyōka) Ichinosuke Umekawa will give an intimate performance from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Umekawa has a background in ballet, kabuki, and buyō, or classical dance, and he is dedicating his life to sharing buyō around the world. The performance will be followed by a Q&A. This will be a beautiful event. Seats are limited - but there are still a few left.
Program Description
ICHINOSUKE UMEKAWA
Japanese Classical Dance Performance and Q&A
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena
Sunday, October 12, 2025
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Ichinosuke Umekawa is a Japanese classical dancer, or buyōka, with a background in ballet, kabuki, and buyō, or classical dance.
Back in Los Angeles by popular demand, in an intimate program in the beautiful setting of the garden, Umekawa will perform several dances - some traditional and others his own choreography - and explain some of the techniques and gestures.
Tickets $20 per person, children 10 and under FREE
Seats are limited and reservations are required.
About Ichinosuke Umekawa (www.umekawaichinosuke.jp)
Ichinosuke Umekawa was born in Hita City, Oita Prefecture and graduated from Niigata University. He began his dance career with the Tokyo Ballet and as a Kabuki actor before deciding in 2016 to focus on classical Japanese dance (Nihon buyō) as his primary art form. He studied under Living National Treasure Tamasaburō Bandō, who gave him his dance name Ichinosuke Umekawa.
In addition to performing buyō throughout Japan and internationally, he collaborates with many artists to blend Japanese dance with poetry, haiku, orchestral music, animation, and other artistic genres. Recently, he has been performing as a partner to Tamasaburō Bandō in his acclaimed Talk and Su-odori stage series. He currently appears in the in-flight landing video shown on all Japan Airlines (JAL) flights.
Registration closes the day before at 5 p.m.
Children 10 and under receive free admission.
The garden is wheelchair accessible but there are stairs to enter the teahouse.
Sorry, no pets allowed.
