This event presents folk performances which have been passed on by people in the towns of Edo/Tokyo. Part I presents performances expressing seasonal events and festivals. Diverse activities are shown on the stage including rice cake making, music accompaniment ("hayashi"), a Bon festival dance and a Lion Dance, through which the audience can feel the seasonal atmosphere in local communities. Part II presents the Hoo-no-mai dance with high-spirited voices and drums, and the Ogochi-no-kashima dance which has the character of early Kabuki dance, both of which are government-designated Important Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties that have been passed on in the Okutama area. The audience can enjoy the time-honored performances which are full of the folk flavor of Edo/Tokyo.

the Yoyogi Rice Pounding Song

the Hoo-no-mai Dance

the Oguchi-no-kashima Dance

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[Cast]

Part I :	the Yoyogi Rice Pounding Song Conservation Society, the Kanda-bayashi Conservation Society, the Tsukuda-jima Bon-dance Conservation Society and the Ekoda Lion Dance Conservation Society
Part II :	the Hoo-no-mai Dance Conservation Society and the Oguchi-no-kashima Dance Conservation Society

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[Date]

Saturday, November 21, 2009, Starting at 2:00 p.m. (Opening at 1:30 p.m.)

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[Venue]

The Small Theatre at the National Theatre of Japan
Address : 4-1, Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8656
Telephone : 03 3265 7411

Access :

5 minutes walk from Exit 1 of Hanzomon Station (Hanzomon Line) 10 minutes walk from Exit 2 or 4 of Nagatacho Station (Yurakucho Line, Hanzomon Line, Nanboku Line) * Car park available

Access

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[Admission fees]

Reserved seats only: 3,000 yen for adults, 2,100 yen for students and children (university students or younger)

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[Ticket Sales]

All the tickets have been sold out.

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    * Co-organized by the Japan Arts Council (the National Theatre of Japan)
    * Production: Japan Arts Council (the National Theatre of Japan)

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