Shizumi Shigeto Manale was born in Hiroshima three years after the end of World War II. A performing artist, she was classically trained in Kyogen and Noh theater and Jiuta-mai dance and is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, director, and author. Manale's awards include an ACE award for excellence in dance and drama and the President's Volunteer Service Award. She produced the award-winning documentary Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard. Manale lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Andrew.
