Next Episode of The World Is Dancing is
Season 1 / Episode 6 and airs on 03 August 2026 12:00
In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be "good"—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.
"Why do people dance?" In 1374, a time of instability marked by the ongoing conflict between the Southern and Northern Courts, a boy named Oniyasha was born to a dancer . Unable to find meaning in dance, Oniyasha spent his days listlessly. Then one day, watching a dancer perform in the barn, Oniyasha felt something "good" for the first time in his life.
Enchanted by "Yoi," she and her friend Kogane begin visiting the master, hoping to learn to dance like him . Their encounter changes Oniyasha's dance, but it's not just Oniyasha's dance that changes.
She is to perform a spectacular dance. The Shogun will also come to watch; it's the biggest stage of her life. She is chosen to perform on this stage, but the immense pressure she has never felt before prevents her body from moving as she wants it to. Her apprentice does not approve of this.
The main performance. On her first big stage, she witnesses her father, Nono , perform. After the performance, Oniyasha and her companions are granted an audience with the Shogun, but the Shogun, whom Oniyasha sees for the first time, is an unexpected person.
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