Nigel Cordon/ JSNW. Taken at Sadlers Wells 2010 London. Nakamura Jakuemon as Shizuka Gozen. Bowing at the curtain call.
Kabuki, 'Onnagata' and Japanese Kabuki Dances. A talk by Paul Morris Griffith.
- 22 July 2023
- 1pm to 4pm
- “Mersey Made”Unit 2, Chancery House, 98 Paradise Street, Liverpool, L1 3HJ
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Kabuki presentation by Paul Morris Griffith.
Saturday 22nd July 2023 at Mersey Made, Liverpool.
Paul will give a presentation with a brief explanation of Kabuki, and 'Onnagata', and then focus on examples of Japanese Kabuki Dances.
Paul Morris Griffit
Paul Griffith was formerly an associate professor at Saitama University (Education Faculty). He read for a Ph.D. degree at Oxford University in the field of Japanese theatre history, and has been a translator and narrator for the Earphone Guide Co. Ltd. at the Kabukiza and the Tokyo National Theatre.
He is also a translator and narrator for many Kabuki DVDs, and has written subtitles for Cinema Kabuki. Previously, he worked in the Japanese department of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and continues to work as a volunteer for the British Museum’s online database of Kabuki actor prints.
Supported by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
