Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 49 (1999) award
Izumo You
いずも よう
Izumo Yō
Pen Names:
Kanzaki Yō（Name used before the 1974 renaming）,
First-generation Izumo Yō（Title assumed after founding the Izumo-ryu）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nishi-Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Jiuta-mai performer, Dancer
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Influenced By
- Nishizaki Midori (First-generation), Kanzaki Hide
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Dance Division) | — | 舞踊部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize (Entertainment Division) | — | 演芸部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Star Square Commendation | — | — | Taito City Office | 顕彰 |
| 1998 | Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education Award (Popular Entertainment Division) | — | 大衆芸能部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award (Dance Division)
1987
Category:
舞踊部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize (Entertainment Division)
1995
Category:
演芸部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Star Square Commendation
1996
Organization:
Taito City Office
Result:
顕彰
Art Encouragement Prize, Minister of Education Award (Popular Entertainment Division)
1998
Category:
大衆芸能部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Traditional dance based on Kamigata-style jiuta-mai
- Recurring Motifs
- Reconstruction of classical songsKamigata (western Japan) aesthetics
Legacy
Founder of the Izumo-ryu, she contributed to the preservation and promotion of jiuta-mai (Kamigata dance). Recipient of major public arts awards such as the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award and the Art Encouragement Prize, recognized for bringing regional dance traditions to Tokyo.
Trivia
- In August 1974 she founded the Izumo-ryu and adopted the name Izumo Yō.
- Based in Nishi-Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, she is known as a performer of Kamigata-style jiuta-mai.