A new production of Hikobae, a play about the medical staff who risked their lives following the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 will premiere in Los Angeles on March 30 and 31 and New York on April & 6. Hikobae honors the first responders and those...
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TEA, WITH MUSIC, by Velina Hasu Houston, is the critically-acclaimed play about Japanese war brides from World War II now living in Kansas gathering for a farewell tea ceremony for one of their members who has mysteriously passed away. In honor of the play’s 25th Anniversary, the East West Players presents something different as...
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The Nibei Foundation held the August lecture of the Japan Study Club on August 23, 2011. The theme and the speaker are following: Professor Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei Gender-Bending Performances: Japan’s All-Female Takarazuka Revue and All-Male Kabuki Theater The summary of the lecture is following: Professor Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei is a Professor Emeritus of UCLA. ...
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Cultural News, 2010 September Issue The play “The Face of Jizo,” depicting a young survivor’s agony three years after the atomic blast destroyed the city of Hiroshima, was brought by Benjamin Pohlmeier, managing artistic director of the Junction Theatre, to a space on the second floor of the Barbarella Bar in Silver Lake for...
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Cultural News, 2010 September Issue The play “The Face of Jizo,” depicting a young survivor’s agony three years after the atomic blast destroyed the city of Hiroshima, was brought by Benjamin Pohlmeier, managing artistic director of the Junction Theatre, to a space on the second floor of the Barbarella Bar in Silver Lake for...
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August 6th, 2010, marks the 65th commemoration of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima – a day that changed the foundations of science, faith, and humanity. The years leading up to that fateful day were some of the most tumultuous and complex that mankind ever had to navigate. To shed a little...
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Luna Playhouse presents Two Plays by Yukio Mishima at its venue, 3706 San Fernando Road, Glendale, CA 91204, from July 8 though August 8. Performance takes place on Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening plays, and Pay...
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