Masterclass and Performance of Japanese Dance
Featured performers/lecturers: Kikunojo Onoe and Ippei Shigeyama
Experience the refined and ancient arts of Nihon buyo and kyogen with two renowned masters while enjoying a dinner.
18:00 - 20:30, Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Members: 7,700 yen
Non-members: 8,250 yen
Lecture includes consecutive English interpretation
The event will also be an occasion to announce the 15th annual Issei-kai joint theatre performance, due in August, with masters from the worlds of Kabuki, Noh and dance.
Masters Kikunojo and Ippei will discuss the origins and characteristics of Nihon buyo (traditional Japanese dance) and kyogen (traditional Japanese comedy). They will then perform "Sukeroku," which is about a man who embodies Edo chic, and "Uo sekkyo," a witty gem that brings seafood names into a sutra for fun with puns.
Profile: Kikunojo Onoe
As the fourth Iemoto of the Onoe school, he is Director of the Nihon Buyo Kyokai
Born in 1976, Kikunojo studied under his father, Kikunojo Onoe II (now Bokusetsu), from the age of two, and made his stage debut at the age of five. In 2011, he became the fourth Iemoto of the Onoe school and assumed the name Kikunojo Onoe III. He has organized his own recital, Onoe Kikunojo no Kai, as well as the Issei-kai with Kyogen actor Shigeyama Ippei. He has directed and choreographed various genres, including new Kabuki plays, Hanamachi dance, Takarazuka Revue, Shochiku Revue, and the ice-skating show "Hyoen.
Profile: Ippei Shigeyama
Kyogenkata Okura-style Noh performer/Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Properties (General Certification)
Born in 1979, Ippei Shigeyama made his stage debut at the age of four as a child in Narihira Mochi. In 1994, he formed the Hanagata Kyogen Boys' Troupe with Munehiko and Shigeru. Since 2000, he has organized "TOPPA!", an educational group for the promotion and training of classical Kyogen theatre with Senzaburo, Shobo (now Sengoro), Munehiko, Shigeru, and Doji, and has appeared in the NHK TV series "Kyo, Futari", "Audrey", "Gochisousan", and many other stage and commercial productions.
18:00-19:30 Talk show/lecture starts, dinner and drink served
*Meal ends before the performance starts
19:30-19:45 Dance Nagauta "Sukeroku" by Kikunojo Onoe
19:45-20:00 Kyogen "Uo Sekkyo" by Ippei Shigeyama
20:00-20:30 Q&A + photo opportunities, networking/social time
Please RSVP at front@fccj.or.jp, or 03 3211-3161
Associate Members Liaison Committee
-尾上菊之丞と茂山逸平の逸青会-
「日本舞踊」と「狂言」を知る夕べ
日時:2024年5月14日(火)18:00-20:30
料金:会員 7,700 円(税込)非会員 8,250 円(税込)
日本舞踊の尾上菊之丞と、狂言の茂山逸平、2人の有名な師匠による日本舞踊と狂言の洗練された古の技を、夕食を楽しみながら体験します。
このイベントは、8月に予定されている、歌舞伎、能、舞踊の各界の巨匠を招いての第15回「逸青会」の発表の場でもあります。
「日本舞踊」「狂言」それぞれの成り立ちや特徴、「逸青会」についてのトーク、当日披露する演目をより一層楽しめる解説のあとに、江戸の粋を体現した伊達男「助六」、お経に魚介類の名前を洒落的に盛り込んだ軽妙な「魚説経」、それぞれの舞台をお楽しみいただきます。
逸青会YouTubeチャンネル https://www.youtube.com/@user-nh1mo2zf9i
尾上菊之丞 プロフィール
尾上流四代家元/(公社)日本舞踊協会理事
1976年生まれ。2歳から父・二代目尾上菊之丞(現・墨雪)に師事し5歳で初舞台。2011年尾上流家元を四代目として継承し、三代目尾上菊之丞を襲名。
自身のリサイタル「尾上菊之丞の会」、狂言師茂山逸平氏との「逸青会」を主催。
新作歌舞伎や花街舞踊、宝塚歌劇団、松竹歌劇団やアイススケート「氷艶」など様々なジャンルの演出・振付を手掛ける。
茂山逸平 プロフィール
狂言方大蔵流能楽師/重要無形文化財保持者(総合認定)
1979年生まれ。4歳の時『業平餅』の童にて初舞台。その後『千歳』『三番三』『釣狐』を披く。1994年に、宗彦、茂と「花形狂言少年隊」を結成し活躍。
また2000年より心・技・体、教育的古典狂言推進準備研修錬磨の会=「TOPPA!」を千三郎、正邦(現 千五郎)、宗彦、茂、童司と共に主催し、活動。
NHK連続テレビ小説「京、ふたり」「オードリー」「ごちそうさん」他、舞台・CMにも数々出演。
18:00-19:30 トークショースタート+飲食提供
※演技前に食事終了
日本舞踊&助六/狂言&魚説経 / 逸青会について*合計〜50分+逐次通訳
19:30-19:45 舞踊 長唄『助六』尾上菊之丞
19:45-20:00 狂言 『魚説経』茂山逸平
20:00-20:30 Q&A+写真撮影など
御予約は
front@fccj.or.jp, or 03 3211-3161 よりお願いいたします。
Associate Members Liaison Committee