David Shih, Ahmad Kamal, Red Concepción , Scott Keiji Takeda, Michael Hisamoto, and Earl T. Kim. Photo by Emma Zordan Sumo is ...

reflecting on what led her to write “Sumo.” “It feels very much linked to me — the fighting and the human story — because their humanity is inside how they fight.” The play itself ...

Whether it’s the physical dynamism and detail provided by sumo consultant James Yaegashi and his co-fight director Chelsea Pace, or the pulse-raising taiko drumming performed live by Shih-Wei Wu ...

A look into the larger world of sumo is what playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring puts before us in her new play "SUMO," at the ...

Ozeki Onosato regained a share of the lead Saturday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating sekiwake Daieisho after ...

Peña. Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere ...

“Sumo” puts its characters’ quasi-sadistic initiations and humiliations in the context of the sport’s spiritual ethos, with its echoes of Shinto purification and the foundational fight ...

A historic fight between sumo wrestlers and the Megumi firefighting gang is dramatized in this play, which ends in a free-for-all on stage. Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke is our guide. The firemen ...

Kitaharima began sumo in the fourth grade at a sumo school ... “It’s always fun to fight against strong opponents,” Kitaharima said. “I want to put out my best for each bout.” ...