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“Art is empty without passion, life is meaningless without faith”
小林健司

Kenji Kobayashi

Principal Dancer

“Art is empty without passion, life is meaningless without faith”
小林健司

Kenji Kobayashi

Principal Dancer

BIOGRAPHY

Born in: Tokyo, Japan
With Shen Yun Since: 2010

Kenji Kobayashi trained in classical Chinese dance at Fei Tian Academy of the Arts and at Fei Tian College, both in New York. He won first place in the 2016 adult male division of New Tang Dynasty Television’s International Classical Chinese Dance Competition. In 2014 he won first place in the junior male division of the same competition, after having won second place in 2012.

Repertoire Highlights

Visiting Chang'e at the Moon Palace (2019)

The Ties of Affection, the Tao of Destiny (2019)

Restaurant Cheer (2019)

Lost in a Painting (2019)

In a Modern Temple (2018)

Monkey Battles Warlock (2018)

Monkey King at Fire Mountain (2017)

Super Monk (2017)

Boundless Compassion (2017)

Hope for the Future (2016)

Monkey King and the Skeleton Demon (2015)

Sand Monk is Blessed (2013)

Happiness in the Huai Valley (2012)

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