5 Days of Kyogen
with Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura & Mansaku-no-Kai
SATURDAY / MAY 6, 2017 / 5 PM
SUNDAY / MAY 7, 2017 / 5 PM
An Evening of Kyogen
with Mansaku Nomura & Mansaku-no-Kai
Thirty-five years after he first shared the joy of kyogen with Los Angeles theatergoers, Living National Treasure MANSAKU NOMURA returns with the Mansaku-no-Kai Company for an evening of warm, life-affirming comedy. Also starring MANSAI NOMURA and YUKIO ISHIDA, this program of three short masterpieces (The Owl, The Kawakaml Headwaters, and Tied to a Stick) displays the full range of a theatrical form that has kept audiences laughing since the fourteenth century. With its paired-down staging and stylized acting, kyogen offers an absolutely unique theatrical experience. Performed in Japanese with English subtitles.
5 PM "Discovering Kyogen" featuring Mansai Nomura * 6 PM Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen
This program is the result of a special collaboration between the Aratani World Series and the Yanai Initiative at UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo.
Tickets & Information
Aratani Theatre
244 South San Pedro St.
Little Tokyo - between 2nd & 3rd Sts.
Los Angeles, Ca 90012
Admission
$100 Gala Tickets (Sunday Only - Includes private reception with artists)
$40 Orchestra / $30 Balcony / $20 Student
Box Office: (213) 680-3700
*For more information and ticket purchases, please visit the JACC Website.
May 6, 2017
Saturday Performance
5PM "Discovering Kyogen" featuring Mansai Nomura ∙ 6PM Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen
Performed in Japanese with English subtitles. This program is the result of a special collaboration between the Aratani World Series and the Yanai Initiative at UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo.
May 7, 2017
Sunday Performance
5PM "Discovering Kyogen" featuring Mansai Nomura ∙ 6PM Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen
Performed in Japanese with English subtitles. This program is the result of a special collaboration between the Aratani World Series and the Yanai Initiative at UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo.
Lecture | Symposium | Masterclasses
Other Events
May 5, 2017
Mansaku Nomura Lecture
"Living Kyogen"
A lecture by Living National Treasure Mansai Nomura, presented by the Yanai Initiative at UCLA and Waseda University.
When: May 5, 2017 at 10:30 am
Where: Palisades Room, Carnesale Commons, UCLA
Free and open to the pubic. Pay-by-Space parking is available in Lot 7.
May 5, 2017
Symposium: "Japanese Theater and Theater Studies in a Global Age"
An international symposium presented by the Yanai Initiative Japanese Performing Arts Program
When: May 5, 2017 from 1:30 PM–6:00 PM
Where: Hermosa Room, Carnesale Commons, UCLA
Free and open to the pubic. Pay-by-Space parking is available in Lot 7.
May 8-9, 2017
Masterclasses
A masterclass in kyogen acting
led by Yukio Ishida
Monday May 8, 6:30–8:00 PM @ UCLA
A masterclass in kyogen acting
led by Mansai Nomura
Tuesday, May 9, 11:00 am–12:30 pm @ UCLA
Free and open to the public by application.
