Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture centered on the art of bunraku in Lohrfink Auditorium on March 21. Georgetown ...

TOKYO — Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and special events every few years. Now, ...

Japan Society will present National Bunraku Theater, with four performances only taking place Thursday, October 3 through Saturday, October 5 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). This long-awaited ...

TOKYO — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi chef ...

TOKYO -- FX's newest show "Shōgun" takes viewers back in time to ancient Japan and honors the tradition of Noh, a form of theater involving dance, drama and music. "Noh has a very important root to ...

FARGO - Like most actors, Ryan Thomas looks forward to the opening of his next play, even if it's a bit out of his comfort zone. The production "Wokashi," at North Dakota State University's Askanase ...

Japan Society will present the North American premiere of KANJINCHO, a modern reworking of the classical kabuki drama by creator and dramaturg Yuichi Kinoshita, directed by Sugio Kunihara and ...

Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and special events every few years. Now, the ...