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Dance in Asia |
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China |
China and the great art "Nishangyuyi" (info on dance History of China)(yaron margolin) |
Kunqu: Humankind's Common Cultural Heritage (info on Kunqu, "one of the earliest forms of traditional Chinese drama", also has links to articles on Chinese opera )(reporter Huo Jianying,China Today) |
Lion Dance (info on history and technique of Lion and Dragon dance of China) (Nanyang Wushu Federation of Sarawak) |
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India |
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Japan |
Contemporary Dance in Japan (explores "New wave in dance and butoh after the 1990s") (Kazuko Kuniyoshi)(Arts Midwest) |
History of Japanese Dance (brief dance history of Japan, link to Japanese dance costume) |
Japanese Dance (info on Japanese traditional dance, Nichibu) (nihon-buyou.com) |
Japanese Dancing (info on learning modern Japanese folk dance) (Yoko Aoyama) |
Japanese Performing Arts: Bibliography (list of books on Japanese dance. also includes books on Japanese music, theatre, kabuki, puppet theatre)( East Asian Library of the University of Kansas) |
Kabuki and Japanese Dance (explores links between Kabuki, traditional form of Japanese theater and Nihon Buyo,classical Japanese dance. excellent links to Kabuki) |
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Korea |
Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy |
Performing Arts in Korea (basic info on various dances of Korea including Sungmu, Salp'uri among others)(AsianInfo.org) |
Traditional Dance and Music (basic info on different Korean dances: chingiaemu, ilmu, Ch'oyong,Hangmu(Crane Dance) among others) (Yi Bo-hyung)(East Asian Studies, Indiana University) |
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