Kabuki Buyo to Sujoruri (Kabuki Dance and Pure Joruri) European Performance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Cultural Foundation
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY26 Term I Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
The year 2014 marks 150 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan, and various events have been held in both countries. Also, due to Prime Minister Abe's visit last year, V4 countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic) will deepen their exchanges this year. In response to this, we planned and co-sponsored with the Japan Foundation a performance of pure joruri and kabuki dance for Switzerland and V4 countries such as Hungary and Poland. The aim is to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other countries by presenting the outstanding cultural heritage created by the sensibilities of the Japanese people, and to hand down the emotion gained through the performance to future generations. Elementary dance 'Echigo Shishi' Ichitaro NAKAMURA, elementary joruri 'Shunkan' Chitosedayu TAKEMOTO and Tomisuke TOYOSAWA, Kabuki dance 'Sagi Musume' Ichitaro NAKAMURA. Nagauta was played by a song: Mitsuya KINEYA, a shamisen player: Chotsuro IMADO, a hayashi player: Roei FUJISHA and others.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Winterthur/Switzerland Thursday, July 3, 2014 Geneva/Switzerland Saturday, July 5, 2014 to Sunday, July 6 Budapest/Hungary Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Krakow/Poland
- Venues
- Winterthur Theatre (Switzerland) Grand Theatre of Geneva (Switzerland) Budapest Palace of Arts (Hungary) Krakow Opera House (Poland)
Profile
[Ichitaro Nakamura]
Born in Tokyo in 1990. His stage family name was Narikomaya. He was the eldest son of Kabuki actor Kanjaku NAKAMURA the Fifth. His grandfather was Tojuro SAKATA, a Living National Treasure, and his mother was Tokuya AZUMA, the head of the Azuma school of classical Japanese dance. In 1991, he first saw him in the role of Tedai Ichitaro in "Kuruwamonjo" (Kuruwa Bunsho) at Minamiza Theater in Kyoto. In 1995, he debuted as Ichitaro NAKAMURA. In "Sonezaki Shinju" (Love Suicide at Sonezaki) performed at Minami-za Theater in March 2010, she performed for the first time at the age of 19, the same age as the actor, and attracted a great deal of attention. In the same year, he received Encouragement Prize of Ekai Award and Encouragement Prize of National Theater Award in 13. He is currently active in kabuki and dance performances all over the country.