is a Japanese choreographer and dancer who was born in

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and became known for founding a company named KARAS along with Kei Miyata in 1985. On September 12, 2013, he performed ''Mirror and Music'' at the

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which was highly praised by the

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. He is teaching at

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department of Scenography Design, Drama, and Dance as a

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Honours

* Medal with Purple Ribbon (2009) *

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(2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teshigawara, Saburo Living people Contemporary dance Japanese male dancers Japanese dancers Japanese choreographers Japanese contemporary artists Persons of Cultural Merit Entertainers from Tokyo Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Year of birth missing (living people) Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres