NEWS FROM THE KABUKI WORLD |
31 March 2024 |
The programs for the great yearly Dankiku festival for the Naritaya and Otowaya guilds at the Kabukiza in May 2024 have been published [more details]. The highlights will be:
The famous Sûpâ Kabuki drama "Yamato Takeru" will be staged in May 2024 in Nagoya at the Misonoza [more details]. In the absence of Ichikawa Ennosuke, the eponymous role of Yamato Takeru will be played by Ichikawa Ennosuke III's grandson Ichikawa Danko. The non-Kabuki guest star will be Kashima Noritoshi. Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô will perform in "Botan Dôrô" in Nagoya at the Misonoza in June 2024 [more details]. The guest star will be Kataoka Ainosuke. The educational Kabuki program, Kabuki Kanshô Kyôshitu ("Kabuki appreciation class") in June 2024 has been published [more details]. As the National Theatre is no more available, the Sunpearl Arakawa will be used as a substitute venue. Nakamura Ganjirô and Ichikawa Komazô will perform in "Fûin Giri". There will be performances in two others venues, from the 23rd to the 24th of June in Yokohama at the Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center Momijizaka Hall [more details] and the 26th of June in Shizuoka at the Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center Granship [more details]. The drama "Hoshi Awase Jûsandan (Narita Senbon Zakura)", which was premiered in July 2019 at the Kabukiza, will be revived in July 2024 in the same theater. It was a completely revised, digested-version and spectacular revision on high octane of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", with Ichikawa Danjûrô performing 13 roles in the 13 scenes of this drama. Jûsandan has two meaning, either 13 scenes (jûsandan) or a shorter way to say Ichikawa Danjûrô the thirteenth (jûsandaime). The Narita in "Narita Senbon Zakura" is in fact the Naritaya guild of the Ichikawa clan [more details]. Nakamura Shidô will be on tour in July 2024 [more details]. Will this tour replace the usual tour in the eastern provinces in the same period of time? So far, we don't know. The signed handprint of Nakamura Jakuemon was taken the 16th of March 2024 and set into the Plaza of Stars (Sutâ no Hiroba in Japanese) on Orange Street (Orenji Dôri in Japanese) near the Asakusa Kôkaidô in the heart of Asakusa. Nakamura Jakuemon was one of the 5 artists selected for the 5th year of the Reiwa era (2023). The others were the actress Ôtake Shinobu, the singer Nakajima Miyuki and the two rakugo storytellers San'yûtei Kôraku and Hayashiya Shôraku III (who died the 21st of January 2024!) [picture]. There will 2 special events related to the educational Kabuki program, Kabuki Kanshô Kyôshitu ("Kabuki appreciation class") in June 2024 at the Sunpearl Arakawa [more details]:
5 new videos on the YouTube channel Kabuki In-Depth: In Praise of Shadows: Matsumoto Hakuô and Nakamura Shinobu received the 27th of February 2024 an award from the 31st Yomiuri Engeki Taishô (the Yomiuri Theatre Awards), sponsored by the famous paper Yomiuri Shimbun. Matsumoto Hakuô received the Geijutsu Eiyoshô, the 'Art Honor award'. Nakamura Shinobu received the Senkô Iin tokubetsushô, the 'Selection Committee Special Award'. The Duty of Remembrance:
2 posters for the April 2024 performances at the Kabukiza have been published and will be sold within the theater: Exhibition of Kabuki costumes at the 9F of the Mitsukoshi Department Store in Ginza from the 27th of March to the 8th of April 2024 [more details]. For tourists in Tôkyô eager to get more information about Kabuki and others Shôchiku-related performances, a new office has just opened, the SHÔCHIKU INFORMATION, which is located on the 1st floor of the Tôgeki building (Shôchiku Head office building) [more details]. It seems that there won't be any Chôkabuki (literally Ultra-Kabuki) in April 2024 at the Makuhari Messe for the Niconico Chôkaigi 2024 event, an important yearly event for the otaku tribes. |
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29 February 2024 |
The two programs for the April Grand Kabuki performances at the Kabukiza in April 2024 have been published [more details]. There will be 5 Living National Treasures on stage: Kataoka Nizaemon, Bandô Tamasaburô, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Karoku and Nakamura Tôzô. The highlights of these performances will be:
The program for the Kabuki Appreciation Class in May 2024 in Kyôto at the Minamiza has been published [more details]. The two programs for the June Grand Kabuki at the Hakataza in June 2024 have been published [more details]. The highlights will be:
Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô will perform in "Akoya" in Kyôto at the Minamiza in June 2024 [more details]. The famous Sûpâ Kabuki drama "Yamato Takeru" will be staged in June 2024 in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza [more details]. In the absence of Ichikawa Ennosuke, the eponymous role of Yamato Takeru will be played by Ichikawa Ennosuke III's grandson Ichikawa Danko. The non-Kabuki guest star will be Kashima Noritoshi. The 2nd edition of a gala for Nakamura Fukusuke and his son Nakamura Kotarô will happen in Tôkyô at the Tôkyô International Forum the 27th of March 2024 [more details]. Ahead of the Kabuki performances in February 2024 in Nagoya at the Misonoza [more details], Ichikawa Danjûrô and his son Ichikawa Shinnosuke went the 1st of February 2024 to the Manpukuin, a Nagoya branch of the Narita-san Shinshôji Temple, to pray for the success of the shûmei performances [pictures and more details in Japanese]. Ahead of the staging of "Keisei Dôjôji" in March 2024 at the Kabukiza to commemorate the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of Nakamura Jakuemon IV, Nakamura Jakuemon, Ôtani Tomoemon, Ôtani Hirotarô and Ôtani Hiromatsu went the 21st of February 2024 to the tombstone of their father/grandfather in Aoyama Cemetery to pray for the success of the performances [pictures and more details in Japanese]. There were mamemaki ceremonies for setsubun the 3rd of February 2024 in 3 theaters: The 10th of March 2024, in Tôkyô at the Shinbashi Enbujô, the role of Yamato Takeru in the eponymous drama will be played for the 1000th time! It was played for the first time the 4th of February 1986 in Tôkyô at the Shinbashi Enbujô and it was the beginning of Sûpâ Kabuki in Japan. Here is the list of performers for the role of Yamato Takeru (calculated the 10th of March 2024):
In order to celebrate this 1000th performance, two special posters have been published: 5 posters for the March 2024 performances at the Kabukiza have been published and will be sold within the theater: 3 visuals for the March 2024 performances at the Minamiza have been published: 4 new videos on the YouTube channel Kabuki In-Depth: In Praise of Shadows: The Duty of Remembrance:
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31 January 2024 |
Important: there will be shûmei/hatsubutai performances in June 2024 at the Kabukiza for the Yorozuya guild!
The two programs for the March Grand Kabuki performances at the Kabukiza in March 2024 have been published [more details]. The highlights of these performances will be:
Nakamura Kankurô and Nakamura Shichinosuke will be on tour from the 26th of March to the 1st of April 2024 [more details]. They will perform in 6 venues to commemorate the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII. Nakamura Kankurô and Nakamura Shichinosuke will be on tour in April 2024 [more details]. This is the 5th edition of a Spring Tour called Shungyô Kabuki Tokubetsu Kôen, literally 'The Dawn of Spring Kabuki Special Performances'. They will perform in 15 venues, including 7 traditional wooden-built theaters (listed below), to commemorate the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII:
Grand Kabuki right in the heart of the Kabukichô entertainment district near Shinjuku Station! The Nakamuraya guild will perform at the Theater MILANO-Za in May 2024 [more details]. The Zenshinza will perform in May 2024 at the Tôkyô Tatemono Brillia Hall (Tôshima Arts and Culture Theatre), instead of the usual Kabuki performances at the National Theatre [more details]. There will be a Kabuki Appreciation Class in May 2024 in Kyôto at the Minamiza [more details]. The Duty of Remembrance:
Members of the Edo Firefighting Memorial Association performed kiyari ritual dances within the Kabukiza the 5th of January 2024 [more details in Japanese]. A new release of Shinema Kabuki ("Cinema Kabuki") all over Japan from the 5th of April 2024. It will be "Tôken Ranbu ~ Tsuki no Tsurugi Enishi no Kiri no Ha", a newly-created Kabuki drama based on a ... free-to-play collectible card browser video game named "Tôken Ranbu". It was shot live in high definition in July 2023 at the Shinbashi Enbujô. It starred Living National Treasure Nakamura Baigyoku, Onoe Matsuya, Onoe Ukon, Nakamura Kangyoku and Nakamura Takanosuke [more details]. 4 new videos on the YouTube channel Kabuki In-Depth: In Praise of Shadows: 1 poster for the February 2024 performances at the Hakataza has been published and will be sold within the theater: The 13th of January 2024, there was a memorial meeting held in a Tôkyô hotel with the heirs of the Nakamuraya guild: Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke, Nakamura Kantarô and Nakamura Chôzaburô. It was the beginning of a coming long series of performances commemorating the 12th anniversary (13th memorial service) of the passing away of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII [pictures and more details in Japanese]. Interesting exhibition at the Minamiza related to the collaboaration of the world of Kabuki with the world of anime. It started the 20th of January 2024 and it will end the 18th of February 2024. The two anime series Macross Frontier and Macross Delta, which celebrate in 2024 their 40th anniversary, have collaborated with the Shôchiku Company to produce Kabuki design and costumes related to these two series [more details]. |
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