Junko (Nagahama) Fisher
Japanese Traditional Okinawan Dance Performer
| Junko was born in Yomitan Village, on the main island of Okinawa, Japan. Her late uncle, a professional actor of Taishin Za and dancer of the Okinawa Dance Company, took Junko to the theater when she was only six months to play the part of a baby in a play, a part for which she was well suited at the time. Junko began practicing Ryukyu Dance at the age of five, when her mother, also a dancer, began taking Junko along to dance school. Starting with her first performance as age of seven, at the Yomitan Village Town Hall. She had numerous performance experiences during her years in Okinawa. Junko moved to Tokyo after graduating high school, and studied Japanese traditional dance at the Gojo Ryu School while she was attending collage. She attained a certificate of Natori, Gojo Miyano. Her first performance in that style was at the National Theater in Tokyo in 1985. Junko is a member of Miyagi Ryu Nosho Kai Ryukyu Dance and Music School 宮城流能松会琉球舞踊研究所. She resides in New York City and performs at cultural events and recitals in the New York area, focusing on the Ryukyu Performing Arts. Junko has 28 years' experience dancing, including Japanese and Okinawan dance. She also performs on the sanshin and sings traditional Okinawan folk songs 三線演奏と歌. Junko offers a broad range of programs including lectures, workshops,
demonstrations, and other dance and musical performances ranging
in duration from 25 minutes to two hours. Please contact Junko to book entertainment for your next event at (718) 631-2637 or you may e-mail her at Junko@JunkoFisher.com. Press
kit available on request
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Performance
Performance Please join us for Taiko Drumming and Bon Odori
(Tanko Bushi, Hanagasa Ondo and Pokemon Ondo)
沖縄舞踊講習会開催 Okinawan Dance Lessons
You may contact Junko for class information or to request a performance at Junko@JunkoFisher.com |
Junko's Past Performances
 A Look at Japanese Culture, 2008 William E. Cottle Elementary School, Eastchester, NY May
2, 2010 April
27, 2010 April
24, 2010 April 17, 2010 December
22, 2009 October
4, 2009 September
26, 2009
August 8, 2009 July
11, 2009 June
6, 2009 May
3, 2009 April
25, 2009 April
19, 2009
April 5, 2009 March
21, 2009 January
31, 2009 January
6, 2009 December
6, 2008 November
15, 2008 October
4, 2008 August
28, 2008 July
26, 2008 July
21, 2008 May
3, 2008 April
10, 2008 March
29, 2008 January
20, 2008 June
9, 2007 May
6, 2007 May
5, 2007 March
25, 2007
March 20, 2007 February
5, 2007 January
20, 2007 November
19, 2006 June
11, 2006 May
7, 2006
May 6, 2006 March
18, 2006 February
9, 2006 November
9, 2005 May
2005 |
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