Gikoten Rakugo Evening
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Miyuki KIMURA (Misachido)
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 5(2023) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
A series of rakugo shows specializing in "Gikoten rakugo" (new rakugo stories set in the world of classical rakugo), in which you can feel the atmosphere and human feelings of Edo and also match the values of today. The main goal is for the works created from this project to be performed by many storytellers and eventually become "classical rakugo." Friday, July 14, 2023: 'An Evening of Gikoten Rakugo 5: Young Self-Writers,' Sunshi TATEKAWA 'No Hi,' Shoyo SHUNPUTEI 'Yoshiwara no Sozo,' Kenko SANYUTEI 'Meoto Iwa (written by Sachiko OGINO),' Shoji TATEKAWA '85 Jurokuro Eikogaeri,' Wanjo SANYUTEI 'Oiran no Ambition,' and others Wednesday, December 13, 2023: 'An Evening of Gikoten Rakugo 6: Shinshinuchi no Yose Banashi,' Ogihashi IRIFUNATEI 'Garakutado (written by Shingoro Masataka INOUE),' 'Dekita 50 Ryo (written by Shigeru KOMATSU),' 'Murasame no Kimi (written by Sachiko OGINO),' and others Thursday, April 11, 2024: 'An Evening of Gikoten Rakugo 7: Natsunokamo Edo Banashi,' Komichi RYUTEI "Lady Edoraku (Created by Natsunokamo. Hereinafter the same)," Danshou TATEKAWA 'Yurei,' 'Meikaku Yume' by Yumemaru SANSHOTEI, 'Baiko no Inu' by Sensho IRIFUNATEI, and others
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, July 14, 2023, Wednesday, December 13,
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - Venues
- Fukagawa Edo Shiryokan (Koto Ward, Tokyo) Nihonbashi Social Education Hall (Chuo Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
Miyuki Kimura
Graduated from Faculty of Science, Saitama University. After working for an editorial production company, he worked as a freelance writer and editor. He started planning and running rakugo-kai in June 2020. The current rakugo shows are 'Gikoten Rakugo no Evening,' a solo performance by Asae SHUNPUTEI (Asae's investigation), and a solo performance by Kobune YANAGIYA (Kobune Minato).