September 4, 2015
All Day
180 Hagerty Hall
Time: 4:15 p.m.
Event Host: Institute for Japanese Studies
Short Description: Attend a free demonstration and lecture on Friday, Sept. 4, from 4:15-6:15 p.m. of Japanese traditional dance, swordplay and modern Kabuki-style performance by students from Kindai University, Japan with a lecture by Hiromi Sakamoto, “Introducing Tenshu Monogatari: History, Diversity and Cultural Challenges of Japanese Performing Arts in a Democratic Context.”
Event Host: Institute for Japanese Studies
Short Description: Attend a free demonstration and lecture on Friday, Sept. 4, from 4:15-6:15 p.m. of Japanese traditional dance, swordplay and modern Kabuki-style performance by students from Kindai University, Japan with a lecture by Hiromi Sakamoto, “Introducing Tenshu Monogatari: History, Diversity and Cultural Challenges of Japanese Performing Arts in a Democratic Context.”
Attend a free demonstration and lecture on Friday, Sept. 4, from 4:15-6:15 p.m. of Japanese traditional dance, swordplay and modern Kabuki-style performance by students from Kindai University, Japan with a lecture by Hiromi Sakamoto, “Introducing Tenshu Monogatari: History, Diversity and Cultural Challenges of Japanese Performing Arts in a Democratic Context.” Tenshu Monogatari is considered one of the masterpieces of modern theatre and is filled with spiritual fantasy, samurai fighting spectacles and human torment between honor, power and love.
Presented in collaboration with Shadowbox Live. Hagerty Hall 180, 1775 College Road. Open to the public.
Visit the East Asian Studies Center website for more.
