Satoshi Iritakenishi, fue

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Satoshi Iritakenishi (fue) is a master of Ryukyu Koten Ongaku Afuso-ryu School of the Gensei-kai Association, and he trained under Kiyoyuki Oowan. He received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Formative Arts, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, and completed the National Theatre Okinawa's inaugural Kumiodori Training Program.  His recent credits include: "Kumiodori: Nido Tekiuchi" at the National Bunraku Theatre in 2018, "Kumiodori: Nido Tekiuchi " and other Ryukyu dance pieces as part of the celebratory program, "30th Anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s Reign & 300 Years of Kumiodori & 15th Anniversary of Opening of the National Theatre," held at the National Theatre in Tokyo in 2019; and "Kumiodori Chushin Migawari no Maki" at National Theatre Okinawa (2019); and "Kumiodori Shushin Kaneiri" at the National Theatre Okinawa Kumiodori Park (2019). He participated in the special performance of "Ryukyu Buyo and Kumiodori" at Shuri Castle in 2020. He is a member of the Ryukyu Traditional Kumiodori Preservation Association and the Ryukyu Buyo Preservation Association.