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. [...]

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 [...]