Shibahama-tei, October: Rakugo and Silent Film Performance
A new rakugo experience combining authentic storytelling with a wide variety of performing arts.Performers
After graduating from junior high school, he became an apprentice to his grandfather, the fifth generation Yanagiya Kosan, a a Living National Treasure. He was promoted to the rank of shinuchi (master storyteller) at the youngest age of 22 in the postwar era. He has worked to promote rakugo through activities such as rakugo for children and the "Rokunin no Kai" (Six People's Group), and is one of the few rakugo storytellers who is active in a wide range of genres beyond rakugo, such as appearing on NHK Educational TV's "Nihongo de Asobo" (Let's Play with Japanese), creating new rakugo stories by playwrights, and adapting Shakespearean works into rakugo.
Having grown up watching his father Yata Aso's live narration, he made his debut at the age of 10 at the Asakusa Mokubatei theater. In 2003, he won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at the 48th All Japan Youth Oratorical Contest. He has worked extensively in a wide range of genres, from classical live narration to English live narration, and has engaged in diverse stage activities, including collaborations with various performing arts. In recent years, he has been actively involved in overseas performances and international exchange, and is spreading the charm of Japanese culture both domestically and internationally through live narration in English.
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Theme: Life as Culture - Shibahama-tei, August: English Rakugo and English Tamasudareschedule:
SAT. August 8, 2026Venue:
Tatami