Ensohza Minyoshu is the larger performing arts company associated with our folk music ensemble, Ensohza. The company learns and performs traditional folk dances from Japan. Our repertoire currently includes:

• Sanbonyanagi Sansa Odori
• Nishimonai Bon-odori, Ondo and Ganke
• Kuroishi Yosare
• Soran Bushi
• Sado Okesa
• Various Bon dances

Ensohza Minyoshu has performed at venues throughout the Bay Area including:

2011
• San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival
• North American Taiko Conference Taiko Ten Concert
• SF Japantown Kimono Days
• Enmanji Temple Obon Festival
• Ozumo Restaurant Sakura Matsuri

2010
• San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival auditions
• Crissy Field Center Grand Reopening
• San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival
• KQED's Asian Pacific Awards Ceremony at KQED Studios
• Bay Area Discovery Museum Asian Pacific Heritage Festival
• Marin County Fair
• Sonoma County Taiko's 15th Anniversary Concert
• San Francisco Trolley Dances
• Culinary Institute of America Worlds of Flavor International Conference
• Enmanji Temple Obon Festival

2009
• San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival
• WW II commemorative family campfire event honoring Japanese Americans in the Presidio of San Francisco
• Culture Day at the East Bay Japanese Language School
• Gualala Arts Center
• Petaluma Summer Music Festival
• Meigetsu Harvest Moon Festival in San Francisco
• Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Moon Viewing Celebration
• Enmanji Temple Obon Festival
• Senior Appreciation Event for the Japanese American Citizens League of Sonoma County

 

 

Join Us

Ensohza is currently recruiting new members to join our dance ensemble. Men and women with an interest in traditional folk dance are welcome.

• No experience is necessary
• Must be available for training and rehearsals on Sundays in the early evenings and willing to commit to 6-8 performances a year
• Flexibility and stamina a plus as these dances are challenging

Ensohza dancers participate on a volunteer basis and are occasionally asked to share nominally in the cost of rehearsal space and costume pieces. Dancers are expected to volunteer for group costume making days and other group business on a few rare occasions.

For more information or to arrange a visit to a rehearsal, please email us (in english or Japanese).