Rakugo: Traditional Storytelling and Traditional Geisha Dances
Enjoy the Japanese traditional entertainment !
This joint performance by Rakugo (tradition of comic storytelling) and Geisha dances began in 2011. Enjoy Rakugo, which developed in downtown Edo, and traditional dance and music by Geisha, which shows the atmosphere of the traditional entertainment districts of the city.
In this entertainment, the first half will feature famous works from the traditional Rakugo repertoire, which are full of cheerful laughter. The second half, introduces dances by Geisha from six entertainment quarters of downtown Tokyo, who dance to songs about the Edo scenery in four seasons. In the interval, professional male entertainers known as Hokan or Taiko-mochi will entertain the audience.
Watch a video digest of this event in 2014
Karoku YANAGIYA
Utamusashi SANYUTEI
Shimon YANAGIYA
Shichisuke SAKURAGAWA
Traditional dance by Geisha (photo:Yoji Yokoi)
Date | Sunday 8th November 2015 at 15:00 |
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Venue | Tokyo International Forum Hall C 3-5-1 Marunouchi, chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Performers | Rakugo:Karoku YANAGIYA, Utamusashi SANYUTEI, Shimon YANAGIYA Dancers: Geisha groups from Shimbashi, Akasaka, Asakusa, Kagurazaka, Yoshicho and Mukojima |
Ticket/All seats reserved |
Adult: 4,000yen / Student: 2,000yen On sale: Friday 4th September |
Ticket | ■Ticket PIA 0570-02-9999(P code:445-701) http://pia.jp/ ■LAWSON Ticket 0570-000-407(10:00~20:00) 0570-084-003(Sound Automatic Correspondence L code:37273) http://l-tike.com/ ■e+ http://eplus.jp/ ■Votre Ticket Center 03-5355-1280(Weekday Only 10:00~18:00) http://ticket.votre.co.jp/ |
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Organized by | Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) |
Supported and Cooperated by | Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
Produced by | Votre Co., Ltd. |
*All programs and performances are subject to change without notice.