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Saburo Teshigawara (勅使川原 三郎, Teshigawara Saburō) is a Japanese choreographer and dancer who was born in Tokyo and became known for founding a company named KARAS along with Kei Miyata in 1985. On September 12, 2013, he performed Mirror and Music at the Kennedy Center which was highly praised by the London Evening Standard. He is teaching at Tama Art University department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance as a professor.

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2009)
• Person of Cultural Merit (2022)

References

1. Sanjoy Roy (June 15, 2013). "Step-by-step guide to dance: Saburo Teshigawara and Karas". The Guardian. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
2. "Saburo Teshigawara / KARAS". Retrieved October 30, 2013.
3. "Review: Teshigawara at Kennedy Center". The Washington Post. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
4. "Saburo Teshigawara / Karas - biography".
5. "勅使川原三郎". Karas. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
6. "松本白鸚氏ら6人に文化勲章 功労者に松任谷由実氏ら". The Nikkei. 25 October 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

• Living people
• Contemporary dance
• Japanese male dancers
• Japanese dancers
• Japanese choreographers
• Japanese contemporary artists
• Persons of Cultural Merit
• Entertainers from Tokyo
• Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
• Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres