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Mme Sada Yacco ‘Le Shogun’ (scène de la foile) c.1907 |
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Madame Sada Yacco (Sadayakko) as Kesa c.1907
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Sada Yacco or Sadayakko (川上 貞奴, Kawakami Sadayakko?, July 18, 1871 - December 7, 1946) was a Japanese actress and dancer.
Born in Tokyo as Sada Koyama, Sadayakko was trained as a geisha and came to the attention of Itō Hirobumi who took an interest in furthering her education. In 1894 she married the actor Otojiro Kawakami, to whom she had been introduced by Hirobumi. She would later be known as Sada Yacco.
Sadayakko performed in the company her husband founded, The Kawakami Theatre, when it was considered improper for women to perform on stage with men. In 1899, the troupe toured America and Europe, and became the first Japanese theater company to be seen in the west. Performances were held in San Francisco, and New York City in the United States, as well as at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris (with theatrical lighting there done by Loie Fuller and several other European cities.
Upon the death of her husband in 1911, Sadayakko lived with Momosuke Fukuzawa (1868–1938). Their restored home is now a museum. After 1918, Sadayakko ceased touring and opened a textile concern in Nagoya. She also founded a children's drama school and children's theater in Tokyo and continued to perform occasionally in Japan.
Sadayakko with Momosuke Fukuzawa
Sadayakko died at 75 in Atami, Japan. Her performances strongly influenced the work of American modern dance pioneer Ruth St. Denis.
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