MoN Kabuki Dance Performance -Kyōkanoko Musume Dōjōji- and others
Highlights
A fusion of technologies that allows you to feel closer to the actors' performances.
Japan's traditional performing arts are packed with advanced techniques honed over a long period of time. The "MoN Kabuki Dance Performance" will combine the pinnacle of modern-day techniques with video, as a foundation Transporting Culture for the next 100 years. By incorporating past arts and explanations of techniques, as well as new video direction, the performance will deliver a completely new kabuki experience, bringing the actors' performances closer to you through the use of superior techniques that have been passed down to the present day and cutting-edge video direction. Reconstructing kabuki as an "archive to be handed down to the future," it will present a new way of passing on traditional performing arts.
An overwhelming sense of immersion that envelops the audience.
The first production to be staged is the grand female dance piece "Kyōkanoko Musume Dōjōji" The lead role will be played by Onoe Kikugoro VIII assumed the name last year and has attracted much attention. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the bell dedication ceremony at Dojoji Temple at Kishu Dojoji Temple at Kishu Temple, where Hanako by Shirabyoshi Dancer Hanako appears. Betrayed in love, Hanako by Shirabyoshi Dancer transforms from a lovely girl into a glamorous adult woman, and then into madness, a drama depicted through the "hikinuki" (instant costume change) and a variety of dances. With the cooperation of Shochiku Co., Ltd. in stage production, classical techniques are combined with dynamic cherry blossom blizzard visuals on a large LED Vision, creating an overwhelming sense of immersion that envelops the audience. In addition, special videos will be screened.
Performers
Onoe Kikugoro VIII (Otowaya). A leading actor in both male and female roles. He performs a wide range of roles, from dignified male characters to alluring female characters, balancing the preservation of classical traditions with modern interpretations. Active in both stage and film, he is a figure who will carry the future of Kabuki.
A leading actor who can control the pace and intensity of a scene with his masterful acting. Known since his days as a child actor for his crisp movements and excellent dancing skills, he has also worked as a lead actor. With experience, he has gained a certain maturity, and continues to be in high demand.
He became an apprentice to the fifth generation Kataoka Gato and is currently a rapidly developing young Kabuki actor under the tutelage of Uemura Kichiya. He has steadily gained skill and has taken on many major roles in recent years.
Other Program and Event
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Theme: Life as Culture Spiral, Spiralschedule:
March 28, 2026 (Sat) - September 23, 2026 (Wednesday/Holiday)Venue:
Box1500 -
Theme: Life as Culture MANGALOGUE : HINOTORIschedule:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026–Saturday, May 16, 2026Venue:
Box1000