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June ~ July 1960: first Kabuki tour in the USA,
in New York at the City Center (2~22 June), in Los Angeles at the Greek Theatre (27 June~10 July) and in San Francisco
at the War Memorial Opera House (12~16 July). Here are the plays and the casting:
July ~ August 1985: special Kabuki tour in the USA,
which celebrates the shûmei of Ichikawa Danjûrô XII;
38 performances in New York (Metropolitan Opera House, 8~20 July), Washington (Kennedy Center, 23 July~4 August) and Los Angeles (UCLA Royce Hall, 7~11 August).
This is the first time in Kabuki history that a shûmei is staged abroad.
The 22nd July, the troupe enters Washington by boat via the Potomac river and parades from the wharf to the theater in traditional ceremony costums.
Here are the programs (program A includes a kôjô) and the casting:
April 1986: tour in South America,
in Rio de Janeiro (1~3 April, Municipal Theatre), Brasilia (7~8 April, National Theatre),
Sao Paulo (11~14 April, Sergio Caldosso Theatre) and Buenos Aires (18~21 April, San Martin Theater).
The program is made up of "Kenuki", "Tachi Nusubito" and "Ninokuchi-Mura".
The troupe includes Nakamura Matagorô II, Sawamura Tanosuke,
Bandô Yasosuke, Ichimura Manjirô and Nakamura Matagorô.
June ~ July 1990: Kabuki tour in the USA,
26 performances in Columbus (Ohio), San Antonio (Texas), Atlanta (Georgia), Indianapolis
(Indiana), Iowa City (Iowa), Lincoln (Nebraska), Minneapolis (Minnesota),
Costa Mesa (California), Los Angeles (California), Berkeley (California),
Portland (Oregon) and Seattle (Washington). Here are the plays and the casting:
July 2004: Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, the first tour for this troupe abroad,
in Boston (8~10 July, Cutler Majestic Theatre), New York City (17~25 July, Lincoln Center) and Washington DC (28 July, Warner Theater).
"Natsu Matsuri" is staged in New York City, while the dances "Bô Shibari"
and "Renjishi" are staged in Boston and Washington DC.
Here are the plays and the casting:
June 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in the USA, in Seattle (Paramount Theater, 11~12 June),
San Francisco (Berkeley Zellerbach Hall, 17~18 June) and Los Angeles (Cerritos Center, 21~24 June). Here are the plays and the casting:
July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July)
and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July). Here are the plays and the casting:
October 2010: Kabuki tour in Central America, to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Japan's Relations with Mexico [more details].
The tour goes through Monterrey (8th of Oct.) and Mexico City (12th and 13th), San Salvador (16th) and Santa Ana (18th) in Salvador and Tegucigalpa (21st) in Honduras.
The program is made up of lectures about the art of Kabuki and two dance-dramas, "Sagi Musume" and "Shakkyô". The troupe is led by Nakamura Kyôzô,
Nakamura Matanosuke and Ichikawa Kinosuke.
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