I check with my friends every other day or so on how their situation is over there. I listen to their fears, and try to offer what little help I can. I read the news, and research to understand more about radiation. We decide together that the worst is over and that we shouldn’t worry [...]

I just got an update from my friend Katsumi of Orientarhythm on his latest project. He’s been experimenting with projected visuals and dance for a while now, and his latest effort is extremely impressive. Katsumi developed this piece for a performance on a Japanese TV program in front of a live audience - whose reactions shared my enthusiasm. [...]

I remember when he died.  Or rather, when it was published on his blog for Hydeout Productions that he had passed away a month earlier in a car crash in Shibuya.  I’m finding it difficult now to type out exactly what kind of emotions it drew from me.  For lack of a better label, it was [...]

So I volunteered at the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) a while back as a translator for the performers that were coming from Japan, and by a stroke of awesomeness a Japanese dance group came that specializes in Hip Hop dance… with nunchucks…  Basically, they’re hip hop ninjas.  They’re called Orientarhythm, and their concept is [...]