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THE SPIRIT of Japanese dance will warble across the stage
“of North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre this Sunday, as
two graceful young dancers bring the season spring to life.

The dancing pair, representing:

the ‘New Year flight of two trained

Japanese -bush-. warblers called.

eeviorn ancsc dance group who
jing their: Dance ‘of the

; “The 25-member Otowa Japanese
* dance’ group’s: performance is be-
ing sponsored by the North Van-
“eouver “Expo. Committee, -a joint
© effort of.the city and district.

‘The Expo Committee is stress-
ing the communication part of the
transportation and communication.

“theme,” with ‘such visual and per-
<forming’ arts events as'this,”’ says

. : By ROSS MEEK .
News Reporier :

: woe
‘Guest performances ‘are being
given by Japanese-Canadian musi-
cians Teresa Kobayashi and Rem-

: pu Yamashiro,
‘

“The North Shore.

performance will include
“folk, popular and

‘classical dance developed
Jrom Japanese Kabuki
theatre.’’

Kobayashi, will playa 13-string
Japanese string instrument called a
Koto, while” Yamashiro - plays the

mostly colorful kimonos, featured
in this performance... _
Her dancers vary in ages, from

as young as seven years old to - |

adulthood.

The group has performed across

Canada in events including the
Japanese Canadian Centennial, the
1984 Canadian Heritage Festival

and the 1979 St. Johns Dominion;

Day celebrations.

LOCAL DANCER

Featured “in. the local perfor-
mance is 12-year-old Tami Ogura
of North Vancouver, who has
danced with the Otowa _ company
for seven years. .

Two other students spent last
summer training in Japan with
Otowa’s own teacher.

As well as performing at the
Centennial Theatre, the Otowa

_ group will be dancing at both the
Canadian .and Japanese Expo ‘Pa--
.vilions. .

While. Hinaaki. Giowa will not

Shakuhachi, a . Japanese “wooden be dancing herself, she will be per-
flute: : Both miisicians * have’ Pere. forming’ at Expo the week of June

formed - across’: Canada and. ‘in 10.:
Japan: : ‘Admission for The Dance of the ,

1k} <; popular“ and~* Hinaaki | Otowa. ‘has’ “recently Seasons is $6 for adults and $4 for
"developed - from *.< peturned from Japrn with the new ... seniors and students. There i is free
: lances and tradi: ronal costumes ‘Parking.

: JAPANESE DANCERS Mika and Miwa Komori, ages Ti and 1, will

_ dance across the Centennial Theatre stage this Sunday at .1:30 p.
pair are members of the Otowa dance: group which. is’ performing. its
Dance of the Four Seasons at the North Vancouver. theatre. ye

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