{"id":6677,"date":"2026-05-12T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T05:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/?post_type=artist&#038;p=6677"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:41:54","slug":"019-kawahara-akira-okuda-yuko-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/artist\/019-kawahara-akira-okuda-yuko-tokyo","title":{"rendered":"Kawahara Akira \u221e Okuda Yuko, Kanagawa and Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img-W1920xH1080-artist-019-kawahara-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Two Clowns, One Endless Connection<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Kawahara Akira \u221e Okuda Yuko&#8221; bring the spirit of Japanese street performance to WMDF through juggling, clowning, and a warm comic partnership built over many years. Both trained in the foundations of clown performance at Clown College Japan, and today they are based around Yokohama\u2019s Minato Mirai \/ Grand Mall Park area while performing at events and street-performance festivals across Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their show combines juggling technique with light-hearted timing, playful communication, and the pleasure of live audience interaction. The \u201c\u221e\u201d between their names feels just right: rather than simply two solo performers standing side by side, Kawahara and Okuda create a continuing loop of movement, humour, rhythm, and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their long performance history includes family concerts, international clown festivals, major commercial openings, large-scale events, and street-performance festivals. They remind us that street performance is not only about skill, but about the shared connection generated between performers and audience \u2014 a connection that keeps echoing after the show ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/embed\/appl2St1lq996szjO\/shro26P91gH8F7b1L?search=Kawahara\" width=\"100%\" height=\"333\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-6677","artist","type-artist","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist\/6677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artist"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}