“The Japanese Comedy With A Twist” |
| The Japanese Comedy With A Twist Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:34 PM PDT Experience a new kind of sit-down comical monologue this October as the Japan Foundation, Manila in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, Consular Office of Japan in Davao, Canon Marketing (Philippines), International Studies Department/Japanese Studies Program - De La Salle University, METTA - Assumption College, and Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku (Davao City) brings back to the Philippines, English Rakugo with Master Katsura Utazo on October 11, 7:00 pm at the AC Blackbox Theater, Assumption College San Lorenzo; October 12, 4:00 pm at the William Shaw Theater, De La Salle University, Manila and on October 13, 6:00 pm at the Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku in Davao City. Rakugo is best described as Japanese sit-down comedy of comic story telling, with a history of about 400 years. The performer sits on a small cushion in front of audience and acts out stories consisting of conversations among several characters. Dressed in traditional formal Japanese clothes (Kimono) and usually equipped with paper fan (Sensu) and hand towel (Tenugui). These items help the performer express and act out the story. There are about 300 popular classic Rakugo today. After a few hundred years, people still find new laughter in the same stories. Master Katsura Utazo took his apprenticeship under Master Katsura Utamaru and started doing his opening acts for him in 1992. In 1996, he took the name Katsura Utazo when he was promoted to 2nd rank; and in 2005, he rose to the highest Rakugo Master rank. He has since been appearing in various venues in Tokyo and has been sharing the funny world of Rakugo all over Japan as well as in Thailand, Los Angeles, Brazil and in the Philippines in May 2009. For inquiries, please contact the Japan Foundation, Manila through telephone numbers 811~6155 to 58, or email@jfmo.org.ph, or visit the website at http://www.jfmo.org.ph. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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