SENSORY FRIENDLY DANCE

What's Going On:

FILM RELEASE:
Tanabata: The Story of Orihime & Hikoboshi

We are releasing the film of our performance just in time for Tanabata, the annual Japanese Star Festival on July 7th upon which this story is based!

This summer Sacramento dancer and choreographer Kaori Higashiyama created a brand new children's ballet based on the Japanese fairytale The Story of Orihime & Hikoboshi. This story tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers who must find their way back to each other across the Milky Way River on the seventh day of the seventh month of the year. Beautifully filmed by Sacramento film makers Natalie Manning and Ryan Wooten, enjoy this world premiere dance film in HD.

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Photo by Marissa Gearhart

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In the News:

Good Day Sacramento segment on our 2023 Tanabata show.

We landed on the front page of the Sacramento Bee! Read HERE

KCRA segment on our 2023 Tanabata performance.

Read this other Sacramento Bee article about us!

Photo Gallery:

Enjoy these photos by Marissa Gearhart of our 2023 production of Kaori Higashiyama's "Tanabata: The Story of Orihime & Hikoboshi"

Enjoy these photos from our 2022 production of Ron Cunningham's Peter Rabbit: