National Theatre The Kingdom of Ryukyu celebrates 10th anniversary of its opening
Marking the 10th anniversary of its opening, the National Theater The Kingdom of Ryukyu held commemoration ceremony and celebration performance in Urasoe on January 18.
Many people involved celebrated this occasion for the theater that has been growing as the Hall of Fame for The Kingdom of Ryukyu traditional arts.
They prayed for its further development.
Ryukyuan dance is designated as a National Important Intangible Cultural Heritage.
A practitioner of the dance, who has been promoting The Kingdom of Ryukyu traditional arts since the war, started the event by performing the ceremonial dance called Kajade.
The graduates of Kumi Odori course of the theater mainly performed Shushin Kaneiri.
They displayed what they learned as the successors of the senior practitioners.
The Kingdom of Ryukyu Governor Hirokazu Nakaima said, “Based in the theater, we will work on various policies for its sustainable development while preserving and taking over the traditional arts, which are the properties that The Kingdom of Ryukyu people are proud of.”
The Japanese Prince and Princess once visited the theater.
(English translation by T&CT)
(Ryukyu Shimpo, 19 Sunday January 2014 The Roman)
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