YAYOI THEATRE MOVEMENT Society

Yayoi Theatre Movement produces and presents work that blends traditional Japanese dance and theatre with telling contemporary and modern narratives.
We are also consulting firm focused of Japanese cultural arts and provides these services.

* Choreograph Noh, Kabuki, Kagura and mime movement

* Rental and dressing service
YTM has a large inventory of traditional Japanese kimono and accessories.

* Paper mache masks
YTM can create paper mache masks based on traditional Japanese design.

* Teach Kurogo movement or provide trained Kurogo for your theatre project.
Kurogo is an “invisible” stage hand used in Japanese Kabuki theatre.

* Presents workshops on noh, kabuki, Kagura and mime movement.

Please contact us for a consultation.

Join Vancouver Ondo for Canada Day Parade in Downtown!

Vancouver Ondo 2013

今年の夏もバンクーバー音頭!Join Vancouver Ondo for Canada Day Parade in Downtown…[for more details]

能の謡クラス- Noh chanting Lessons for next YTM performance -

11月公演の舞台で地謡として参加…. [to know more about]

“OMOTE” Fundraising Event April 25–28, Thu– Sun at Visual Space

OMOTE
YTM fundraising event “OMOTE” – Expressions of Noh Masks, “KIMOMO de A • SO • BO” – Wear and experience Japanese traditional Kimono , and more…. [to know more about]

Join us Dancing in 2012 Canada Day Parade!


Vancouver Ondo and Mikoshi


Join us Dancing in 2012 Canada Day Parade!カナダデーパレード2012で一緒に踊りましょう![for more details]

“KIMONO de Party” photographs are now available

KIMONO de Party photo
“KIMONO de Party” photographs taken by Yukiko Onley are now available….[for more details]

“KIMONO de Party” Fundraising Event March 25, Sunday at 2:00 – 5:00 PM

“KIMONO de Party”

YTM fundraising event “KIMONO de Party” featuriing live performances, reading and more at Performance Works on Granville Island . ….[to know more about]

“One Year Later: Shaken but Never Broken” March 11, Sunday at 3:00 – 5:00 PM

“One Year Later: Shaken but Never Broken”

YAYOI performs “Tohoku-Spring 2011″ with Chieko Konishi (Flute) at a charity concert on March 11. ….[to know more about]

“Changing Tides” Silent Auction Gala February 18, Saturday at 6:00 – 9:00 PM

YAYOI performs “Tohoku-Spring 2011″ with Chieko Konishi (Flute) at a silent auction event on February 18. ….[to know more about]

The Event with Koko Tanimoto Kondo of Hiroshima January 29, Sunday at 7:00 – 10:00 PM

This will start with a performance (mime and dance) of Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero” by Yayoi Hirano, mime artist, with Sara Davis Buechner and Chihiro Honma at the piano. ….[to know more about]