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Ushio Amagatsu

Born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1949. Founded Sankai Juku in 1975. In 1980 they departed on their first world tour. Not only is Amagatsu responsible for the direction and choreography, but he also has the overall responsibility for the Sankai Juku performances, including space and costume design.
Besides the Sankai Juku shows, Amagatsu is responsible for the creation, direction and choreography of “Apocalypse” (1989) and “Fifth V” (1990) to mention just a few. From 1997 he launched himself into the territory of opera, directing “Bluebeard’s Castle”, followed by Peter Eotvos’s new opera “Three Sisters” in 1998. In 2008 he directed “Lady Sarashina” based on the “Sarashina Diary” for the Lyon Opera.