Discover the world of Japanese traditional KABUKI dance and theatre with master performer NAKAMURA SENNOJO.
\nNAKAMURA SENNOJO has been a member of grand KABUKI troup since 1984, when he became an apprentice to Nakamura Ganjiro (present SAKATA Tojuro, national living treasure).\u00a0 In 1997, he was promoted to the senior nadai rank of kabuki actors.\u00a0
\nThis workshop is being organized by\u00a0THEATRE JAPAN PRODUCTIONS, INC., under the direction of Kazuki Takase.
\nPlease join\u00a0Nakamura Sennojo\u00a0for\u00a0a rare authentic Kabuki Dance performance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance\u00a0Theater \/ Citi Group Theater on Saturday, Aug 10, 2013 at 8 pm.\u00a0Nakamura Sennojo will perform dance numbers from the most exquisite pieces of Kabuki theater, including \u201cShizuka & Tomomori\u201d which is based on the tragic characters from 13th century epic \u201cThe Tale of Heike.\u201d Also on the program\u00a0is a Japanese Taiko Drumming performance by TAIKO MASALA, which is an accomplished Taiko group from New York led by Taiko master Hiro Kurashima.\u00a0
\nDuring the course of the evening, through the help of interpreters, Sennojo will talk about Kabuki theater and ONNA-GATA (female impersonating) technique. \u00a0
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\nWORKSHOP CURRICULUM
\n*) FIRST DAY Aug 6th, 2pm – 4:30pm
\nDifferent styles of acting in Kabuki:
\nARAGOTO- rough(tough)style of period pieces\u00a0
\nWA-GOTO\u2014 soft, tender style of romantic plays of commoners.
\nDifferent characters :\u00a0
\nMEN:
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 strong man\u2014samurai and super heroes
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Villains, who could be strong but vicious and evil
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Lovers—
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Young man
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Old man
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 servant
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Timid funny man
\nWOMAN: \u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Princess
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Young woman
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Married woman
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Noble woman
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Servant woman
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Amorous woman
\nTASK: How do you show those characters, how do you establish the quality?\u00a0
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\nDifferent styles of walking.
\nTASK : Walk as those different characters.
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\nACTIONS and behaviors:
\nDifferent behaviors and gestures of different characters.
\nVarious emotional expressions and gestures of specific characters in situations;
\nTSAK : Improvise in a scene with a choice of a character.
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\n*) SECOND DAY Aug 7th, 2pm -4:30pm
\nKABUKI DANCE:\u00a0 learn a section of a female dance such as FUJI-MUSUME, or KAMURO,
\nOr TOMO-YAKKO.
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\nTASK : learn a brief sequence of Kabuki Dance with either female or male character style.
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\nCharacters in Kabuki:
\nScenes with various characters (male, female, samurai, princess, from plays such as Narukami, SHUN_KAN)
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\nTASK: Learn a short section from scenes from famous Kabuki play.
\nNARUKAMI:\u00a0 seduction scene of princess TAEMA and Narukami.
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\n*)THIRD DAY Aug 6th, 2pm -4:30pm
\nKABUKI DANCE:\u00a0 learn a section of a female dance such as FUJI-MUSUME, or KAMURO,
\nOr TOMO-YAKKO.
\nTASK: present the section of your choice of the Dance
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\nFamous Scenes from Kabuki:\u00a0 There are famous scene in Kabuki plays because of their various elements in them, whether it\u2019s content of the story or the specific dance or type of actions in the scenes.
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\nTASK: TRY a scene of your choice with a stylization.
\nYou want to try to have the sense of the character with stylization.
\nThe feeling or emotion come from specific movements rather than psychology.
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\nLearn moreArtist VideoArtist Web Site
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\nAugust 20136 \u2013 8 2 \u2013 5 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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