Michio ito biography of george washington
Michio ito biography of george washington
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Michio Itō
Japanese dancer and choreographer
Michio Itō | |
|---|---|
1919 | |
| Born | (1892-04-13)April 13, 1892 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | November 6, 1961(1961-11-06) (aged 69) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | choreographer |
Michio Itō (伊藤 道郎, Itō Michio, 13 April 1892 - 6 November 1961) was a Japanese dancer who developed his own choreography style in Europe and America.
He was the son of Kimiye Iijima and architect Tamekichi Ito who was educated at the University of Washington; he was one of nine children, and the brother of director Koreya Senda.[1]
Europe
Michio left Japan as a teenager to study classic music in Paris.
After learning musical theory using dalcroze eurhythmics in Hellerau in Germany, he started to explore modern dance. He was an associate of William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, Angna Enters, Isamu Noguchi, Louis Horst, Ted Shawn, Martha Graham, Lillian Powell, Vladimir Rosing, Pauline Koner, Lester Horton and others.
He danced with the Anglo-India