Friday, May 3, 2024 Doors open 1:00 p.m. Part 1: 1:30 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m. Exhibition of 10 previously unpublished works and 10 drawings by Hokusai Part 2: 3:00 p.m. ~ 6:00 p.m. Symposium Keynote speaker: Hisashi Fuji, Chairman of the Art Academy of Japan Panel discussion participants: Tsuruga Wakasanoj~
Saturday, March 16, 2024 Part 1: doors open 10:30 a.m.; concert starts 11 a.m. Part 2: doors open 1:30 p.m.; concert starts 2 p.m. Part 3: doors open 5:30 p.m.; concert starts 6 p.m. Shinnai Program Performers:Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Ise’kichi; koto player:Sasaki Chikano Shinnai Program in Part ~
Sunday, November 12, 2023 Doors open: 10:30 a.m.; concert starts 11:30 a.m.; estimated end of concert: 8 p.m. Shinnai performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Shinnai Katsu’ichiro, 7 new natori shinnai students, others Guest Performers: Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo puppet trou~
Sunday, October 15, 2023 Doors open: 1:30 p.m. Concert starts: 2 p.m. Concert ends 4:25 p.m. Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, Shinnai Nakasaburo, others Program: 4 works including shinnai: Ichinotani Futaba Gunki: Kumiuchi no Dan Place: Small Theatre, National Theatre, Hayabusa-cho 4-1, Chiyoda-ku~
Saturday, September 16, 2023 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo Troupe, others Program: works by Tsuruga Wakasanojo I, shinnai nagashi Place: Small Hall, Kirameki Minato Hall, Sakura-cho 1-1, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture Access~
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Kiyojuro, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Hanayagi Kihi, Fujima Shin’nosuke, Chokaro Momoka, Katsura Bunnosuke, othersProgram: The Four Seasons in Japan (Shinnai, Traditional Japanese Dance, ~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, Hogaku Hyakuban. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasanojo (Living National Treasure) Shamisen: Shinnai Nakasaburo (Living National Treasu~
Friday, May 26, 2023 Doors open 18:30; concert starts 19:00 Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Isemaru, Hanayagi Kihi Program: Mabuta no Haha, others Place: Matto Furusato Hall, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Sunday, June 25, 2023 Part 1: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:15 p.m.; ends around 4:00 p.m.) Part 2: 5:30 p.m. (doors open 4:45 p.m.; ends around 8:00 p.m.) Part 1 Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Shinnai Nakasaburo, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, others Part 2 Performers: Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Tsuruga I~
Thursday, November 17, 2022 Part 1: 1:00 p.m. (doors open 12:15 p.m.; ends 4:00 p.m.) Part 2: 5:30 p.m. (doors open 4:45 p.m.; ends 8:00 p.m.) Performers, Part I: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, ShinnaiNakasaburo, others Performers, Part II: Tsuruga Isekichi, others Program: Part 1: 6 shinnai works; Part 2: 5 s~
Thursday, November 24, 2022 Doors open: 5 p.m.; concert starts 6 p.m. Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Kiyojuro, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, others Program: Hidakagawa, Suigetsu Jowa, Takasebune Place: Small Hall (5F) of Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets~
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Nishikawa Koryu, Hanayagi Kihi, Fujima Shin’nosuke, Ishikura Sanpei, Ishikura Yonpei, others Program: Shinnai with the Kuruma Ningyo Puppet Troupe: Kuzu no Ha and Sanbaso, ~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Saturday, July 9, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Rebroadcast: Sunday, July 10, 2022, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasanojo (Living National Treasu~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI’s original shinnai setting of Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short story The Spider’s Thread (1918) can be seen on YouTube. The April 25, 2021, performance includes traditional Japanese dance and the Kuruma Ningyo Puppet Troupe. The video has English subtitles.Performers: Tsuruga Wakasa~
Friday, March 4, 20223 p.m. (doors open 2:30 p.m.)Shinnai Performers: Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasanojo Shamisen: Tsuruga IsekichiProgramPart 1: 5-person Sanbaso Gidayu: Keisei Koi Awa no Naruto: Jurobe Uchi no DanPart 2: Shinnai: Shiba HamaPlace: Large Hall at Icho Hall, about 20 minutes’ walk from the ~
Thursday, November 25, 2021 Doors open: 6 p.m.; concert starts 6:30 p.m. Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Shinnai Katsu’ichiro, others Program: Shinnai works about the difficult life of courtesans in the Yoshiwara pleasure district of Tokyo in the Edo Period, the~
Interviews with Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI are being distributed by the Internet audio distribution service LisBo. The theme of the five-interview series is “Kagurazaka and Shinnai”. In a conversational format, Wakasanojo talks with Mr. Hiroshi Nagaoka, the publisher of the Kagurazaka community magazine ~
Saturday, September 25, 2021 3:30 p.m. (doors open 3 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, others Program: Shinnai work: Ichi-no-tani Futaba Gunki: Kumi’uchi no Dan; other genres Place: Kanze Noh Theater, B3F, GINZA SIX (Ginza 6-10-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Access: From Tokyo Metro Ginza ~
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hanayagi Kihi, Fujima Shin’nosuke, others Shinnai-dance: Abare Nezumi Other performances: juggling, magic, rakugo, song, and so on Place: Matto Culture Center Concert Hall, Hakusan City, Ishik~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Saturday, September 4, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, September 5, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasa~
Sunday, April 25, 2021 Doors open 12:30 p.m.; program starts at 1 p.m.; ending time 6 p.m. Performers: Hanayagi Kihi, others 1 p.m. 1st part: traditional Japanese dance with classical Japanese music 5 p.m. 2nd part: Hachioji Cats 5:30 p.m. 3rd part: Shinnai: The Spider’s Thread (final work in~
Saturday, March 20, 2021 Before leaving home, please call the contact number below or check the National Theatre website to be certain that this concert will be held. 3-parts: Part 1: doors open 10:30 a.m.; concert starts 11 a.m. Part 2: doors open 1 p.m.; concert starts 2 p.m. Part 3: doors open 5 ~
Saturday, February 27, 2021 Part 1: Doors open 11:00; performance 12:00; meal 13:00 Part 2: Doors open 16:00; performance 17:00; meal 18:10 Performers: Shinnai: Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Iseshiro Gidayu: Takemoto Koshiko, Tsuruzawa Kanya Program: Jusan Ya (shinnai and gidayu), Ran’cho (shinna~
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:30 p.m. (Doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Kondo Yosuke, Hanayagi Kihi, others Program: Shinnai works based on The Heike Monogatari Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) T~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Saturday, October 24, 2020, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, October 25, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasano~
Tuesday, October 16, 2020 Evening performance: 6:30 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.; concert ends 8 p.m.) Program: various types of traditional Japanese music and dance; an exhibition of Japanese paintings (Nihonga) Symposium: “Expressing Life” Symposium participants: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, others Place: Ho~
Wednesday, September 30, 20206:00 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.; event ends at approximately 8:30 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, othersProgram: Shinnai work: Ichi-no-tani Futaba Gunki: Kumiuchi no Dan; 7 other genresPlace: Kanze Noh Theater, B3F, GINZA SIX (Ginza 6-10-1, Chuo-k~
Tuesday, September 15, 20206:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hanayagi Kihi, Fujima Shinnosuke, others Shinnai-dance program: Edo no Nigiwaiha dena Ikimai (Lively Flowers of Edo) Other programs: rakugo, humorous songs performed by a violinist, traditional~
Sunday, August 23, 20203 p.m. to 5 p.m. (doors open 2 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Shinnai Shiga, othersProgram: Kodakara Sanbaso, Ran’cho, Ichinotani Futabagunki; interviews with the performers about shinnaiPlace: Hulic Hall Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward, 310-2 BizenjimachoAccess: ~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Saturday, May 2, 2020, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, May 3, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Program: Akanesomeno Naka no Kakure~
※This concert has been cancelled in order to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. If you have purchased a ticket, it will be refunded. Please be sure to apply for a refund within the announced refund period. Sunday, March 29, 2020 3-parts: Part 1: doors open 10:30 a.m.; concert star~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Date & time: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, November 17, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Progr~
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tou’on Miyata Tetsuo (Living National Treasure, naga’uta), Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo puppet troupe, others, including traditional dancer and drums Shinnai Program: Tokaidochu Hizakur~
Interviews with Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI are being distributed by the Internet audio distribution service LisBo. The theme of the five-interview series is “Kagurazaka and Shinnai”. In a conversational format, Wakasanojo talks with Mr. Hiroshi Nagaoka, the publisher of the Kagurazaka Community Magazine ~
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hanayagi Kihi, Fujima Shinnosuke, others Shinnai-dance program: Dango Uri Other program: rakugo, humorous storytelling, traditional papercutting; father and son magic performance, male geisha ~
日程：令和元年９月１５日（日） 開場：13:15、開演：14:00、終演：18:30 出演：鶴賀若狭掾、鶴賀伊勢吉、新内勝志壽、他 場所：草加文化会館ホール アクセス：東武スカイツリーライン（東武伊勢崎線） 獨協大学前＜草加松原＞駅東口徒歩５分 入場券(全席指定、税込)： Ｓ席5,500円、Ａ席4,000円、Ｂ席3,000円 お問合せ：048-931-9977 (9:00 – 21:00) https://www.confetti-web.com/
Saturday, June 1, 2019 Part 1: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:30 p.m.; ends 4:00 p.m.) Part 2: 5 p.m. (doors open 4:30 p.m.; ends 7:30 p.m.) Part 2 Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Program: Part 1: 6 shinnai works Part 2: 5 shinnai works Place: Kioi Small Hall (across the street f~
Sunday, May 19, 2019 1:30 p.m. (doors open 12:45 p.m.; ends 4:10 p.m.) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo troupe, Awaji Ningyo troupe, others Program: Yaji Kita (including a new setting by Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI), others Place: Soka Cultural Hall, Soka City, Sait~
Sunday, January 14, 2019 (doors open 12:30 p.m. Concert starts 1 p.m.) Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: Advance sale, 4,000 yen. No reserved seats For advance sale tickets, contact the Kioi Hall Ticket Center, tel: 03-3237-0061 The ticket offi~
Date: Tuesday, December 25, & Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Time: 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6:00 p.m.) Program concludes at 8:30 p.m. Place: Hakuhinkan Theater, Ginza 8F Ginza Hakuhinkan building, Ginza 8-8-11, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Access: 5 minutes’ walk from Ginza subway station, Exit A2, or 3 mi~
Sunday, December 2, 2018 3 p.m. (doors open 2:15 p.m.) Harmony Hall, near the Harmony Hall train station, Fukui city Program: 3 shinnai works, traditional Japanese dance, traditional Japanese magic Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro, Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo, H~
Saturday, December 15, 2018 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) Large Hall at Icho Hall, 15 minutes’ walk from the JR Hachioji station north exit Program: Kuruma Ningyo puppets Shinnai: Sakura Giminden: Jinbei Watashiba Gidayu: Keisei Koi Bi’kyaku: Ni no Kuchi Mura Shinnai Performers: Joururi: Tsur~
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Concert starts 6:00 p.m. (doors open 5:30 p.m.) Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo, others Program: 4 shinnai works Tickets: 5,000 yen (no reserved seats) For ~
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Concert starts 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, others Program: A talk by Watanabe Tamotsu (a critic specializing in kabuki) about the New Yoshiwara District in the Edo P~
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Place: Matto Learning Center Concert Hall, Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture Time: Doors open 6 p.m.; performance starts 6:30 p.m. Tickets: Advance sale, 2,000 yen; day of performance, 2,500 yen (No reserved seats) Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Hanaya~
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2018 Place: Kioi Small Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Part 1 Performance starts 1 p.m., ends 4 p.m. Program: 6 shinnai works Part 2 Performance starts 5 p.m., ends 7:30 p.m. Program: 5 shinnai works Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and ~
２０１８年７月１２日（木） 開演：18:00 目黒パーシモン小ホール （東急東横線都立大学前駅より徒歩７分） 出演：平野啓子、鶴賀若狭掾（ゲスト） 入場券：2,500円 Tel: 080-1347-3827
Date: Friday, June 1, 2018 Time: Doors open 6:00 p.m. Performance starts 6:30 p.m. Place: Torii Hall, 4th floor, Kamigata Building Sennichimae 1-7-11, Chuo, Osaka Tickets: 3,000 yen (2,500 yen advance) For advance sale tickets, contact Torii Hall, tel: 06-6211-2506 Performers: Katsura Nanko (rakugo)~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo’s radio interview is available on the NHK radio web site for a limited time. NHK midnight program Click on 2/5, and, in that page, scroll down to 2/6 at 4 a.m. The interview with Tsuruga Wakasanojo starts about 4 1/2 minutes after the beginning of the radio program. The link~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Date & time: Saturday, January 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, January 14, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Program: Is~
Date: Sunday, January 14, 2018 Time: Doors open 12:30 p.m. Concert starts 1 p.m. Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: 4,000 yen; No reserved seats For advance sale tickets, contact the Kioi Hall Ticket Center, tel: 03-3237-0061 The ticket o~
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Time: Doors open 5:30 p.m. Concert starts 6 p.m. Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: 5,000 yen. No reserved seats For advance sale tickets, contact the Kioi Hall Ticket Center, tel: 03-3237-0061 Tickets can be p~
Date: Friday, November 17, 2017 Time: Performance starts 3 p.m. Special exhibit of traditionally dyed silk goods by Tokitomo Hisako: opens 1 p.m. Place: Guest House, Shurakuen, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture Tickets: 2,000 yen; high school students and younger, 1,000 yen no reserved seats T~
A five-part performance Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Time: Performance starts 1 p.m.; doors open at noon Place: Yomiuri Hall 7th floor, Yomiuri Building, Yurakucho 1-11-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3231-0551 Tickets: 3,000 yen For information, Yomiuri Hall ticket office: 03-3231-0551 Special gu~
Artes escénicas Japonesas – Encuentro de la belleza y el encanto Date: October 8, 2017 Place: Ateneo de Madrid (Salón de actos)
Enjoyable arts originating in the Edo Period Featuring performances that are easy to understand Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Place: Matto Learning Center Concert Hall, Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture Time: Doors open 6 p.m. Performance starts 6:30 p.m. Tickets: Advance sale, 2,000 yen Day of perfo~
Looking to the Future from Amusing Old Works Date: Friday, August 25, 2017 Two performances Afternoon: 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) Evening: 6:30 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) 12:30 to 1:15: Children will perform Sanbaso and other works This part of the program is free. Main program includes Shiba Hama:~
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2017 Part 1: Doors open 12:30 p.m. Performance starts 1 p.m., ends 3:30 p.m. Program: 5 shinnai works Part 2: Doors open 4 p.m. Performance starts 4:30 p.m., ends 7:00 p.m. Program: 5 shinnai works Part 2 performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Tickets: 5,0~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo will be interviewed on TV Asahi’s “Jun Sanpo” program (in Japanese). Station: TV Asahi Broadcast date: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Time: 9:55 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Yuzuruha no Kai – Shinnai and Gidayu: Keiseikoi Bikyaku Date: Sunday, January 15, 2017 Time: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:30 p.m.) Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: 4,000 yen; no reserved seats For information and tickets, contact the Kio~
In honor of the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Tsuruga Wakasanojo I, and Ceremony in honor of Tsuruga Isekichi becoming iemoto of the Bunke branch of the Tsuruga school of shinnai Dates: Sunday, November 20, 2016 Time: Doors open 12:30 p.m. The first part starts at 1 p.m. The second part s~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Date & time: Saturday, October 1, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, October 2, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Program: Kamagafuc~
50th Anniversary of the Opening of the National Theatre All of the main performers are Living National Treasures. Dates: October 8, 9, and 10, 2016 Shinnai: October 9 Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasanojo Shamisen: Shinnai Nakasaburo, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro Place: Small Theatre, National Theatre, Hayabusa-cho 4-1~
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 Place: Small Hall (5F), Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Two-part concert Part 1: Doors open 12:30 p.m. Concert starts 1 p.m.: 5 shinnai works Part 1 ends 3:30 p.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Isekichi, others Part 2: Doors open 4 p.m. Concert starts 4:30 p.m~
Noh, Shinnai, and Traditional Japanese Dance Featuring easy-to-understand Noh and enjoyable shinnai Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Place: Matto Learning Center Concert Hall, Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture Time: Doors open 6 p.m.; performance starts 6:30 p.m. Tickets: Advance sale, 2,000 yen; day of~
In honor of the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Tsuruga Wakasanojo I and Ceremony in honor of Tsuruga Isekichi becoming iemoto of the Bunke branch of the Tsuruga school of shinnai Date: Sunday, November 20, 2016 Time: Doors open 12:30 p.m.; performance starts 1 p.m. Place: National Theatre Tickets~
In the play, Tsuruhachi is a professional shinnai narrator/singer, and Tsurujiro is his shamisen accompanist. The story has to do with their relationship. Guest performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, Shinnai Katsu’ichiro, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro Dates: August 3 (Weds.) to August 7 (Sund~
Date: Friday, April 22, 2016 Time: 14:00 – 16:15 (doors open 13:30) Program: * Informal speech by Tsuruga Wakasanojo about his life in Kagurazaka * Tsuruga Isekichi performs shinnai Tickets: 2,000 yen, including tea and a sweet Reservations are required. Seats are not reserved. For information and t~
Date: Sunday, March 27, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) Program: 6 shinnai works Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Tickets: 2,000 yen Seats are not reserved Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) For information and advanc~
Date: Sunday, February 28, 2016 Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Two-part concert: Part 1: Doors open 12:30 p.m. Concert starts 1 p.m. Part 1 ends 3:30 p.m. Joururi: Tsuruga Isekichi, others Part 2: Doors open 4 p.m. Concert starts 4:30 p.m. Part 2 end~
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 (national holiday) Place: Shinagawa Prince Hotel, Annex Tower 5F, Prince Hall The Hotel is about 3 minutes’ walk from the Takanawa exit from Shinagawa station Doors open 12:30 p.m. 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.: JAPONisme Exposition Lectures, demonstrations, and exhibits~
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2016 Time: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:30 p.m.); performance ends approximately 3 p.m. Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: 4,000 yen; no reserved seats For information and tickets, contact the Kioi Hall Ticket Center, T~
Women of the Meiji Era: Three Works Relating to the Moon Date： Saturday, December 5, 2015 Time: 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall Program: Onna Keizu (spring moon) Suigetsu Jowa (rainy season moon) Japanese traditional dancers: Fujima Jinsho, Hanayagi Kihi 13 Ya (Waka~
Program: NHK WORLD On Demand “TOKYO EYE 2020: The Embassy Take on Tokyo, Part 4: Latvia” NHK WORLD – JAPAN Date and time: Any day, any time, at your convenience Language: English In this program, the Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in Japan and his wife visit various places in Tokyo, incl~
On Sunday, November 30, 2016, at the National Theatre, I will hold a special concert in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of Tsuruga Wakasanojo I. The purpose of the concert is to express my appreciation to Tsuruga Wakasanojo I for his many masterpieces that are still being performed, incl~
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Time: 3 p.m. (doors open 2:30 p.m.) Program: 6 shinnai works Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Tickets: 2,000 yen Seats are not reserved Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) For information and ad~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Date & time: Saturday, August 1, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, August 2, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Program: Sen’nichi D~
Date: Monday, July 20, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: Okunitama Shrine, Fuchu Access: The shrine is 5 minutes’ walk from either of the following stations: Fuchu station, Keio line, Or JR Fuchu Honmachi station, Nambu line Fuchu station is approximately 25 minutes by train from Shinjuku station. Fuchu H~
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2015 Concert starts: 2 p.m. (doors open 1:30 p.m.) At around 1:45 p.m., Sanbaso will be performed as a curtain-raiser Program: Shinnai: Kuzunoha, Yaji-Kita Gidayu: Tsuri Onna Performers: Shinnai: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI and others Gidayu: Takemoto Koshiko and others Hachioji Kuru~
Performances by Alumni Advisers for Cultural Exchange (designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs) April 22, 2015 (Wednesday) Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Part 1: 3 p.m. (doors open 2:30 p.m.) Part 2: 7 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.) Reports by Tsu~
April 17, 2015 (Friday) National Theatre (Small Theatre) Time: 6:00 p.m. Program: 4 works. The second is: Shinnai work: Kinugawa Monogatari (Dobashi part) Performers: Joururi: Tsuruga Wakasanojo Shamisen: Shinnai Katsu’ichiro, Tsuruga Ise’ichiro Other genres in the program: Kiyomoto (dance), ~
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2015 Time: 3 p.m. (doors open 2:30 p.m.) Program: 5 shinnai works Performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Tickets: 2,000 yen Seats are not reserved Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) For information and advanc~
Part 2: The Living Spirit of the Edo Period Date: Monday, March 2, 2015 Time: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:30 p.m.) Approximate time of end of performance: 4 p.m. Program of Traditional Edo Performing Arts includes: Tsuruga Wakasanojo: Akegarasu Yume Awayuki: Yukizeme Place: Tokyo University (Hongo ~
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015 Place: National Theatre Small Theatre Part I: Doors open 11 a.m., Performance starts at noon Genres to be performed include kiyomoto, tokiwazu, and naga’uta 2:30 p.m. (approximately): collaboration of gidayu and shinnai Sekitori Senryo Nobori Shinnai joururi: Tsu~
This program is designed to be attractive to children. Children—Bring your parents! Date: Sunday, February 1, 2015 Doors open 12:30 p.m. Performance starts 1 p.m. Admission: Free; no reserved seats. Place: B1F Hall, Akagi Shrine, Kagurazaka Access: Akagi Shrine is about 1 minute from the Kagurazaka ~
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2015 Part 1: Doors open 12:30 p.m.; Performance starts 1 p.m., ends 3:30 p.m. Program: 5 shinnai works Part 2: Doors open 4 p.m.; Performance starts 4:30 p.m., ends 6:30 p.m. Program: 4 shinnai works Part 2 performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo, Tsuruga Isekichi, and others Tic~
Place: Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris Grand Hall, level 3 101 bis, quai Branly Thursday, November 13, 2014 Friday, November 14, 2014 Both performances start at 8:00 p.m. Tickets: 20 Euros; members of MCJP, 16 Euros For reservations, call 01 44 37 95 95 Program (both performances): Shinnai: Wa~
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2015 Time: 1 p.m. (doors open 12:30 p.m.); performance ends approximately 3:20 p.m. Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Tickets: 4,000 yen; no reserved seats For information and tickets, contact the Kioi Hall Ticket Center, Tel: ~
This gala event celebrates 11 shinnai students becoming natori. Special Guest: Sachiko Kobayashi, the “queen of enka” Other featured performers: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI Tsuruga Isekichi Drums and other instruments: Mochizuki Bokusei V and others Puppets: Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo Troup~
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014 Place: Small Hall (5F) at Kioi Hall (across the street from the Hotel New Otani) Doors open: 2:30 p.m.; performance starts 3 p.m. Tickets: 2,000 yen. No reserved seats. For information, contact the Kioi Hall ticket center: 03-3237-0061 This program is presented with ~
Wakasanojo will be interviewed in two TV programs this week. The programs feature Kagurazaka, the area in Tokyo where Wakasanojo has always lived. The programs are on two of the NHK channels: July 25, 2014 (Friday): NHK BS Premium, 9 p.m. to 9:59 p.m. “Shin Nihon Fudoki: Kagurazaka” Rebr~
When most people think of shinnai, they think of shinnai nagashi, but actually shinnai is aesthetic Edo Period joururi with an energetic character and a plaintive quality. Performer: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI Date: July 31, 2014 (Thursday) Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Place: 2nd floor Common Use Lobby, ~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will perform a portion of Sen’nichi Dera Nagori no Kane (the story of Sankatsu and Han’shichi), accompanied by Shinnai Nakasaburo (Living National Treasure) Additional performers will include Tsuruga Isekichi (formerly Isejiro) who will perform another portion of th~
Joururi Performers: New shinnai professionals, including Tsuruga Isekichi. Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will also perform, accompanied by Shinnai Nakasaburo (Living National Treasure) Program: 6 shinnai works Date: Sunday, September 29, 2013 Time: 3:00 p.m. (doors open 2:30 p.m.) Place: Small Hall (5F) of ~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo will be featured on NHK-FM’s weekly program of traditional Japanese music, “Hogaku Hyakuban”. Station: NHK-FM 82.5 Date & Time: Saturday, August 17, 11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Re-broadcast: Sunday, August 18, 5:00 a.m. – 5:50 a.m. Program: Koi Musume~
Although not many people are familiar with Edo period shinnai narrative song (joururi), some people are studying it even so. We are happy to present this concert, which is the fifth performance by students of the Shinnai Wakagi Kai Classroom. Even though all the performers are busy working people, t~
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013 (holiday) Time: 11 a.m. (doors open 10:30 a.m.) Place: National Theatre Large Hall Hayabusa-cho 4-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Access by subway: The National Theatre is 5 minutes’ walk from the Hanzomon Station on the Hanzomon Line, or 10 minutes’ walk from the~
Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI will perform a portion of Ran’cho, accompanied by Shinnai Nakasaburo (Living National Treasure) Additional performers will include Tsuruga Isekichi (formerly Isejiro) and other new shinnai professionals Program: 6 shinnai works Date: Sunday, March 24, 2013 Time: 3 p.m. (d~
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013 Place: National Theater, Small Hall Seats are not reserved Part 1: Doors open 11:00 Performance starts: 12:00 Part 2: Doors open 15:30 Performance starts: 16:00
