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Eiryo Ashihara

あしはら えいりょう

Ashihara Eiryo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1907-01-09 (Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1981-03-02 age 74
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
music critic, dance critic, editor, broadcast personality
Active Years
1931-1981
Memberships
Nonfiction Club

Education

Keio University
Faculty of Letters / Department of French Literature
Year of Graduation: 1931
Country: Japan

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1957
Work: Chansons of Paris
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1962
Organization: Government of France
Result: 受章
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1974
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Modern Dance Commentary

1935 Criticism

The Aesthetics of Dance

1942 Criticism

Basic Knowledge of Ballet

1950 Criticism

Chansons of Paris

1956 Criticism

History and Technique of Ballet

1981 Criticism

My Semi-Autobiography

1983 Autobiography

Circus Studies

1984 Research

Chanson Notebook

1985 Criticism

Dance and the Body

1986 Criticism

Bibliography

  • Modern Dance Commentary
  • The Aesthetics of Dance
  • Basic Knowledge of Ballet
  • Chansons of Paris
  • History and Technique of Ballet
  • My Semi-Autobiography
  • Circus Studies
  • Chanson Notebook
  • Dance and the Body

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Subtle and flavorful narrative style

Legacy

The Ashihara Eiryo Collection, including approximately 5400 foreign books, 5200 scores, and 9300 records, is housed at the National Diet Library.

Archives

  • National Diet Library

Trivia

  • He was the nephew of painter Tsuguharu Fujita
  • He served as MC for the NHK radio program 'Chansons of the Afternoon'