Company

SIAC-01Mission
Sachiyo Ito and Company is a not-for profit (501-C-3) arts organization , dedicated to creating a bridge between East and West through artistic performances and educational and exchange programs that promote Japanese culture through the arts, particularly dance.

History
The Company performs and teaches classical dance forms including Kabuki, Noh, Okinawan Court, and Jiuta-mai, and presents contemporary works choreographed by Sachiyo Ito, which preserve the aesthetics of traditional Japanese dance. The Company has performed at Japan Society, Asia Society, and Lincoln Center, among others.

Established as a school of various forms of Japanese dance in New York City, Sachiyo Ito and Company also serves as the New York Branch of Taka-ryu Hana no Kai of Okinawan Dance in Okinawa. Available programs include school residency, Japanese Culture Through Dance, which brings the arts of Japan into the classroom; workshops that acquaint students with Japanese dance and theater such as Noh, Kabuki, and Okinawan dance; full concerts which can include lecture-demonstrations; the Japanese dance classes for all levels and private lessons. The Company offers three times a year Salon Series, an ongoing series of informative lecture-demonstrations and performances on the performing arts of Japan.