An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Just like the Japanese sport it's inspired by, the new off-Broadway play is part ritual, part athletic spectacle.

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The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company just celebrated opening night of the New York premiere of SUMO, a new play ...

Read reviews for The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company’s New York premiere of SUMO, a new play written by Lisa Sanaye ...

An intense stare-down between wrestlers. It’s believed salt wards off evil spirits. Sumo wrestling is steeped in tradition and ritual, and watching a match can be a unique cultural experience in Japan ...

He said he learned about the classes from a message Yama’s wife posted on Facebook. “I thought it was neat that one of the best sumo wrestlers in the world is teaching where I grew up,” said Porter, ...

A scandal has hit the sumo world days before the first tournament with spectators since January opens on July 19. The Japan Sumo Association on July 13 said a stablemaster had repeatedly attacked ...

The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...

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