Yasuko Inoue

Yasuko Inoue

Traditional Kyoto dance of the Inoue school
Born 1988. Her father is Tetsunojou Kanze IX, successor to the Kanze school of Noh and her mother is Yachiyo Inoue, the fifth successor to the Inoue school of Kyomai (traditional Kyoto Geiko/Maiko dance). She began training in Inoue school dance at the age of two under her great-grandmother, Yachiyo Inoue IV, and her mother, Yachiyo Inoue V. Her first stage performance was at the age of three (Kamigata piece “Shichi Fuku-jin”) at the “Yachiyo Inoue IV 88th Birthday Celebration.” In 2006, she was named successor to the Inoue school of dance at the age of 17. In 2011, she graduated from the Kyoto University of Art and Design. In 2013, Inoue started her own dance organization, “Yoyo no Kai.” And in 2015 she became a dance instructor at Yasaka Nyokoba Gakuen, a school run by the Gion Girls’ Art School. Inoue is a member of the Japanese Classical Dance Association (Nihon Buyou Kyokai). Inoue also serves as a special instructor at Kyoto University of Art and Design.

Katayama School Noh, Kyomai Preservation Foundation
https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/k-kanze/