March in sumo, both in Japan and internationally, came in “like a lion” as the old proverb goes. As expected, ticket demand ...

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

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But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

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

Whether sumo also falls into the trap of creating greater separation between supporters and athletes remains to be seen.

It makes sumo seem like a museum exhibit, trapped behind glass. Better, perhaps, just to throw us into the ring. 'Sumo': Through March 30 at the Public Theater, Manhattan; publictheater.org. Running ...