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Curtain time:
11:00 AM and 2:30 PM (except 20th (Tue) and 23rd (Fri))
2:30 PM and 7:00 PM (20th (Tue) and 23rd (Fri)) |
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| The summer months at the National Theatre
feature special performances of kabuki to introduce this traditional
art to students. The program always includes a friendly introductory
lecture hosted by, one of the young stars and performances by top-rate
actors. If you have never seen kabuki, this may be a perfect opportunity.
For the time and the price and the quality of the performance, this
can't be beat! |
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Introduction
to Kabuki
Earphone-Guide Commentator: Bonnie Dixon
An entertaining introduction to appreciating kabuki by some of the
younger actors in the company.
MIGAWARI
ZAZEN yThe Zen Substitutez
Earphone-Guide Commentator: Bonnie Dixon
A dance adapted from a classical kyogen farce. A lord wants nothing
more than to visit his lover Hanako, but he has one important problem:
his homely and overbearing wife. He creates a scheme saying he will
be practicing zen meditation all night and then has his servant take
his place while he visits Hanako. He returns, giddy from a night of
pleasure and tells his story to his servant in dance, unaware that
his wife has discovered his deception and has taken the servant's
place. |
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