Dairakudakan Founded as one of the first Butoh dance companies in 1972, Dairakudakan is the product of Akaji Maro, based on his strong beliefs on"Tempu-Tenshiki"*1 and "Miburi-Teburi"*2. It emerged on to the international scene in 1982 with the world premiere of  "Kaiin no Uma~The sea dappled horse" in Avignon, France. Since then, the word, “ Butoh ” has spread out throughout the world and the  style of dance,”Butoh” has been a　great impact on other contemporary dances. In addition to his passion for creating new work, Maro's other mission is to encourage his company members to develop their own way of expression. He believes in the idea of "Ichinin-Ippa"*3. As a result, there are several dance ensembles within the main company that constantly present works as Kochuten performance created by the company members of Dairakudakan. Dairakudakan has performed Mr. Maro's work in over 10 countries. In 2007 the Company has been presented not only Maro's reconstructed repertoires, but also Kochuten performance by the members of Dairakudakan in Paris France and New York City, USA. Dairakudakan has received numerous awards including the Japan Critics Awards in 1974, 1987, 1996, and 1999. *1 "Tempu-Tenshiki"- The word created by Maro. It means that, "Being born in the world is a great talent itself." *2 "Miburi-Teburi"- It originally means that the way of using (moving) our hands and bodies. Here, Maro uses the word as a way of approaching our daily, elementary movements to be incorporated into his works. *3 "Ichinin-Ippa"(One dancer, one school)-The idea that each individual should be able to express /create her/his own movement vocabularies.