Ushio Amagatsu

Ushio Amagatsu (天児 牛大, Amagatsu Ushio, 31 December 1949 – 25 March 2024) was a Japanese choreographer known as the leader of the Butoh dance group Sankai Juku, which he founded in 1975.

[1] He was the artistic director, choreographer and a dancer of Sankai Juku.

All Sankai Juku works since 1982 were premiered at and co-produced by Théâtre de la Ville, Paris.

[2] Sankai Juku has performed at more than 40 countries, 700 cities worldwide.

Amagatsu died from heart failure on 25 March 2024, at the age of 74.