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Kin Ryôshô was a master of [[Ryukyuan dance]] and ''[[kumi odori]]''.
Kin Ryôshô was a master of [[Ryukyuan dance]] and ''[[kumi odori]]''.
Born in [[Shuri]], he received training from Yomitanzan ''peechin'' and other masters who had served during the time of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], performing dance and theater to welcome [[Chinese investiture envoys]]. While ''kumi udui'' and Ryukyuan dance changed with the times in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]], Kin Ryôshô transmitted his teachings - an accurate recreation of "authentic" "traditional" court forms best as he could remember them - to students in Hawaii, who continue his legacy today.
Born in [[Shuri]], the son of [[Kin Ryojin|Kin Ryôjin]]<!--金武良仁, 1873-1936-->, he received training from Yomitanzan ''peechin'' and other masters who had served during the time of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], performing dance and theater to welcome [[Chinese investiture envoys]]. While ''kumi udui'' and Ryukyuan dance changed with the times in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]], Kin Ryôshô transmitted his teachings - an accurate recreation of "authentic" "traditional" court forms best as he could remember them - to students in Hawaii, who continue his legacy today.
He was named a [[Living National Treasure]] for his role as a bearer of this traditional knowledge.
Head of the ''Kumi udui hozonkai'' (Traditional Kumiodori Preservation Society), Ryôshô played a key role in reviving ''[[kansen odori]]'' (O: ''kwanshin udui''), a style or category of dance performed especially for the reception and entertainment of [[Chinese investiture envoys]], performing a series of such dances and ''kumi udui'' pieces at [[Shuri castle]] on Nov 2, 1992, as part of formal festivities the night before the opening of the castle - restored following its destruction in 1945 - to the public. This event in 1992 marked the first performances of such dances in over 125 years, since the last [[Chinese investiture envoys|Chinese investiture mission]] in [[1866]].<ref>"Hôdô shashin shû Shurijô" 報道写真集・首里城, Okinawa Times (2019), 31.</ref>
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*Charlene Gima, "Sustaining Tradition through Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui," EWC International Conference in Okinawa, Sept 2014.
*Charlene Gima, "Sustaining Tradition through Change in Shuri-Style Kumiwudui," EWC International Conference in Okinawa, Sept 2014.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41143-storytopic-121.html Kin Ryôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41143-storytopic-121.html Kin Ryôshô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
*Nobuko Ochner, "Reflecting on Ryukyuan and Okinawan Literary Studies" panel, presentation at Association for Asian Studies annual conference, Washington DC, 23 March 2018.
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