Abarukas is a New York City-based contemporary dance company founded by Yoshito Sakuraba in 2012 with the dancers hailing from across the United States, Chile, Spain, Taiwan, and China with performing experience including Pilobolus, Australian Dance Theater and Cirque du Soleil.  In Aug 2013, with the full-length evening piece ‘Lullaby to Mr. Adam,’ the company had a sold-out successful company season at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center. BWW describes, "A true work of art...extreme creativity, fine detail, and high level dancing…Mr. Sakuraba’s brilliant mind for choreography.” Mr. Sakuraba's choreography layers precise detail, intricate patterns, and emotionally evocative sound scores to create theatrical contemporary dance. He creates dramatic dance, which is fraught with tension and anxiety at every moment of the piece. This intensifies the sense of paranoia and peaked intrigue within the work. Abarukas displays absolute bold athleticism and movement aesthetics peppered with striking subtlety, and they offer a plentiful amount of storytelling with surprising twists. 

Yoshito Sakuraba has shown his works for Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out Series, Reverbdance Festival, APAP at Peridance, Pushing Progress Showcase Series, The Dance Gallery Festival, Wave Rising Series, NYC10 Finale, Here Arts Summer Sublet Series, etc. He's also choreographed for plays and short films.

“I witnessed a true work of art...Mr. Sakuraba's brilliant mind for choreography has captivated me... extreme creativity, fine detail, and high level dancing.” Juliane Pettorossi, Broadway Dance World, Aug 2013

“I was enthralled-held captive... I MUST give this performance my highest accolades.” Juan Michael Porter, Dance Enthusiast, Aug 2013

Touring Programs

Abarukas’ two newest works available for touring ‘Lullaby to Mr. Adam (45min/adjusted)’ and ‘The Master (24min/full)’ created by acclaimed choreographer, Yoshito Sakuraba. The running time is 70min. Yoshito Sakuraba can set work on students or companies during outreach and residencies.