Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo
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Kabuki star Danjuro’s celebratory performances kick off in Tokyo
Kabuki performances to commemorate Ichikawa Danjuro Hakuen as the 13th person in the line of actors ...
November 8, 2022
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Kabuki star Ichikawa Danjuro shows innovative spirit, devotion to tradition
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro XIII, Hakuen, held a press conference on Friday at the Foreign Corresp...
November 4, 2022
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Kabuki actor Ebizo assumes prestigious Ichikawa Danjuro stage name
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI assumed the name Ichikawa Danjuro XIII, Hakuen at a special performan...
November 1, 2022
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Kabuki star performs at temple ahead of tour marking succession to new stage name
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI performed at Naritasan Shinshoji temple on Saturday in Narita City, C...
October 23, 2022
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Rakugoka Sanyutei Enraku passes away
Sanyutei Enraku VI, who gained popularity as a member of the popular TV show Shoten, died of lung ca...
September 30, 2022
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Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo announces program for much-awaited name succession performances
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI, who is to succeed to the Danjuro name and assume the stage name Ichi...
July 15, 2022
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Youthful Yonekichi takes title role in ‘Nausicaa’ kabuki
Hayao Miyazaki’s original manga epic “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” has been brought to the Ka...
July 14, 2022
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National Theatre to reopen in 2029 with new look
The Japan Arts Council, the independent administrative agency that operates the National Theatre in ...
June 19, 2022
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Ebizo to assume prestigious Kabuki name Danjuro in Nov.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI is set to become Ichikawa Danjuro XIII, said to ...
June 1, 2022
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‘Demon Slayer’ to be adapted for noh, kyogen
The popular manga “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotoge will be adapted for the tradit...
May 26, 2022
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Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo performs on Tokyo Skytree
Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo XI poses with his trademark defiant glare on a special stage at the top o...
May 23, 2022
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More chances for youngsters to try traditional arts in pipeline
The National Institution for Youth Education and the Japan Arts Council have signed an agreement and...
April 25, 2022
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Legendary Kichiemon II leaves lasting legacy to kabuki world
That deep, melodic voice, those tense facial expressions, those piercing eyes. With the passing of r...
December 9, 2021
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Shinosuke’s fate steered by Rakugo cassette
If it were not for a serendipitous encounter with a single cassette tape, the rakugo world may never...
December 9, 2021
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Auspicious signs displayed in Kyoto ahead of annual kabuki play
The names of kabuki performers were displayed on signs Thursday ahead of the annual kabuki play “Kic...
November 27, 2021
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