2 shows in Kyôto (Minamiza), 3 in Tôkyô (Kabukiza) & 1 in Sendai (Denryoku Hall)!

Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô, Ichikawa Danjûrô, Onoe Shôroku & ??? perform at the Minamiza!

Living National Treasure Kataoka Nizaemon, Living National Treasure Nakamura Baigyoku, Living National Treasure Nakamura Karoku, Nakamura Jakuemon, Matsumoto Kôshirô, Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Takatarô, Nakamura Kinnosuke, Nakamura Kazutarô, Onoe Ukon, Onoe Matsuya, Nakamura Hayato & Nakamura Matagorô perform at the Kabukiza!

Living National Treasure Kataoka Nizaemon, Living National Treasure Nakamura Baigyoku, Living National Treasure Nakamura Karoku, Nakamura Jakuemon, Matsumoto Kôshirô, Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Takatarô, Nakamura Kinnosuke, Nakamura Kazutarô, Onoe Ukon, Onoe Matsuya, Nakamura Hayato, Nakamura Matagorô, Ichikawa Komazô, Kamimura Kichiya, Matsumoto Kingo, Nakamura Kikaku, Kataoka Shinnosuke, Nakamura Takanosuke, Ôtani Hirotarô, Nakamura Toranosuke, Ichikawa Somegorô, Onoe Tatsunosuke, Kataoka Matsunosuke

The traditional kaomise in Kyôto at the Minamiza.

Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô, Ichikawa Danjûrô, Onoe Shôroku, Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke, Nakamura Baijaku, Ichikawa Udanji, Nakamura Shidô, Nakamura Kashô, Nakamura Tokizô

The December Grand Kabuki in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza.

Onoe Kikugorô, Onoe Kikunosuke

A special program in Sendai at the Denryoku Hall starring Onoe Kikugorô and his son Onoe Kikunosuke.

Sagi Musume: one of the most famous dances in Kabuki, this figure is familiar through pictures and Japanese dolls. A beautiful young woman all in white appears in the snowy landscape. She dances lightly of love, but then reveals that she is the spirit of a bird, a magnificent heron that struggles wounded through a snowstorm. Starring Onoe Kikugorô.

Kabuki no Mikata: a lively presentation on stage of Kabuki or some aspects of the art.

Renjishi: 2 entertainers dance a tale of the legendary shishi or lion-like spirits that live at the foot of a holy Buddhist mountain. There is a comic interlude with 2 Buddhist pilgrims. Then, the shishi themselves appear and perform their dance with wild shaking of their long manes. The dance shows a parent shishi forcing his cub to undergo harsh training in order to grow up strong. This theme is often associated with the training a parent actor gives his son. This performance features Onoe Kikugorô in the role of the parent shishi and his son Onoe Kikunosuke in the role of the cub.

Sources: Earphone Guide Website, Shôchiku Kabuki Official Website or others sources