Bugaku


Bugaku, the ancient dance and music of the Japanese Imperial Court, is more than fourteen hundred years old. This stately dance is performed in richly brocaded and highly stylized costumes, expressing contemplative mind in a cultural context

Gagaku is the oldest existing orchestral music in the world. Bugaku, the dance form, is characterized by its elegance, solidity and space. Together, the music and the dance radiate timelessness and peace.

The several active bugaku groups within Nalanda study with master musician and dancer Togi Sensei, a Living National Treasure of Japan. Togi's family has been part of the Japanese Imperial Music Department for 1000 years. He is presently a priest-musician at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.

For more information contact Sarah Cox (479-3529).