NEW YORK PREMIERE
JAPAN SOCIETY COMMISSION

Global traditions flow together in this latest work by Bessie Award-winning choreographer Kota Yamazaki. Inspired by Japanese ritual poetry readings held at the Imperial Palace, Yamazaki's OQ (ōkyu is the phonetic reading of the Japanese word for "palace") features dancers from diverse cultural and dance backgrounds including Western contemporary, butoh, hip-hop and Jamaican dance. Within a space designed by award-winning New York architect collective SO-IL that complements the dancers' fluid motions, Yamazaki's palace, with its own rituals and customs, comes to life before our very eyes. 

Tickets: $25/$20 Japan Society members

Friday, June 5 performance is followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception. 

OQ is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellow Foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This program is supported by The Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN Program. 



MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception support is provided by MetLife Foundation.