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*''Japanese'': [[阿波連]] 本啓  

*''Japanese'': [[阿波連]] 本啓  

Aharen Honkei was a scholar and master practitioner of traditional [[Ryukyuan dance]].

Aharen Honkei was a scholar and master practitioner of traditional [[Ryukyuan dance]], and conveyor of the royal court tradition of ''[[rujigaku]]'' (ceremonial processional music).

Born in [[Shuri]], he came to be the ''[[iemoto]]'' (head) of the Keisenkai of the Aharen school of Ryukyuan dance. He is known for a number of original pieces, and won numerous awards.

Born in [[Shuri]], he came to be the ''[[iemoto]]'' (head) of the Keisenkai of the Aharen school of Ryukyuan dance. He is known for a number of original pieces, and won numerous awards. One of his pieces, ''Chikujô'' ("Castle Construction"), premiered in 1983, is a dance-drama portraying the construction of [[Shuri castle]].<ref>"Shurijo Castle and Performing Arts," exhibition pamphlet, National Theater Okinawa, October-December 2020.</ref>

His son [[Aharen Honyu|Aharen Hon'yû]] is known today as the last master of Ryukyuan royal processional music (''[[rujigaku]]''), while his daughter Aharen Akemi<!--阿波連明美--> was a prominent dance master in her own right until her death in 2006. The Keisenkai remains active today.

He passed on knowledge and mastery of the ''rujigaku'' tradition to his son [[Aharen Honyu|Aharen Hon'yû]], who is known today as the last master of the tradition. Honkei's daughter Aharen Akemi<!--阿波連明美-->, meanwhile, was a prominent dance master in her own right until her death in 2006. The Keisenkai remains active today.

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*"[https://ryukyushimpo.jp/okinawa-dic/prentry-40104.html Aharen Honkei]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo.

*"[https://ryukyushimpo.jp/okinawa-dic/prentry-40104.html Aharen Honkei]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo.

*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%98%BF%E6%B3%A2%E9%80%A3%20%E6%9C%AC%E5%95%93-1669590 Aharen Honkei]," ''Shinsen geinô jinbutsu jiten Meiji-Heisei'', Nichigai Associates.

*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%98%BF%E6%B3%A2%E9%80%A3%20%E6%9C%AC%E5%95%93-1669590 Aharen Honkei]," ''Shinsen geinô jinbutsu jiten Meiji-Heisei'', Nichigai Associates.

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