舞踏家。舞踏青龍会主催。河合文化教育研究所研究員。笠井叡の『丘の麓』（1972年/客演・大野一雄）を観て舞踏の持つ劇薬のような混沌に触れ、演劇から舞踏に転身。1972年〜79年、笠井叡の主催する「天使館」に参加。独立後、1980年に東京で舞踏靑龍會を結成。福岡を拠点に女装せる益荒男舞踏家として、即興舞踏を追求、芸術と反芸術の境界線上、大野一雄、笠井叡の即興舞踏の系譜を継ぐ、原田伸雄

Nobuo Harada is a Fukuoka-based butoh master and founder of Seiryusha (1980). A successor in the lineage of Kazuo Ohno and Akira Kasai, Harada’s performances blend profound physicality with philosophical playfulness, navigating the border between art and anti-art. He has toured widely in Japan and abroad, bringing butoh’s quiet power to audiences across cultures. Born in Fukuoka in 1949, he studied martial arts until seeing Akira Kasai and Kazuo Ohno perform “The Bottom of the Hill” in 1972, which led him to study under Kasaki for seven years.