Ushio Amagatsu (天児 牛大, Amagatsu Ushio^?, born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan in 1949) is a Japanese choreographer known for the creation of the Butoh troupe Sankai Juku (山海塾). Amagatsu formed the internationally celebrated and innovative modern dance group in 1975. He was also co-founder of the equally seminal Butoh collective Dairakakudakan in 1972.

[edit] External links

• Amagatsu's profile on the Sankai Juku English site
• Official Sankai Juku site
• Official Dairakakudakan site

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