(VNF) - French-Japanese breakdance artist Valentine Nagata-Ramos will revive the Japanese tragedy ‘Sadako’ at the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 9^th.

‘Sadako’ is based on Japanese legend about having your wish come true if you can fold 1,000 paper cranes.

Sadako Sasaki, a young victim of the atomic bomb of Hiroshima, was only able to make 644 origamis before being swept away by her leukemia at the age of 12 and buried by his classmates with the remaining 356 cranes that they folded for her.

This piece is an opportunity for Valentine Nagata-Ramos to make a journey into her mixed origins by combining hip hop and Japanese dance theatrical art of butoh, and to invite us to accompany her again on the tortuous path of childhood, between pain and hope.

The dance piece, Nagata-Ramos’s first solo, was created in 2011. The dancer mixes hip hop, Japanese dance form butoh, and origami.

The performance will be followed by a workshop “I AM YOU” with the artist and Vietnamese breakdancers. Seven members of the dance company UDG have been selected to perform alongside Valentine.

Born in Japan in 1981, Nagata-Ramos moved to France when she was a year old.

While she is skilled in classical, jazz, contemporary and African dance, she fell in love with breakdancing in 1988.

In 2004, she was named world vice-champion with Fatasik Armada at the International Battle of the Year, and three years later, the world champion in female duo for breakdancing.

She has taken part in several dance companies and has taught breakdance on French television. She established her own company Uzumaki in 2011.

The performance will begin at 8 pm at 28 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1. Tickets are VND 150,000-200,000 (USD 6.6-8.8) and can be purchased at www.ticketbox.vn./.

Compiled by VNF