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Salon Series 2018/19: Magic AnimalsThis year's Salon Series is dedicated to two topics we LOVE - animals and yôkai (magical beings). Kabuki dance is full of magical animals who assume human form to be with someone they love, obtain something they want, or simply to have a little fun in the human world. We will be screening full videos of live performances from the Shôchiku's Kabuki Meisakusen Series, which feature some of the greatest kabuki performers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The recordings have English language commentary, and we will also discuss important story and performance elements. Join artistic director Colleen Lanki, TomoeArts members, and other fans of kabuki & odori for an evening of lions, herons and foxes...All salons will be held at UBC's I.K Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall - in the Dodson Room. The nearest parking to the Centre are the Rose Garden and North Parkades. Parking at UBC is $7 after 5pm. UBC Parking map. Presented by TomoeArts & UBC Library. Entrance is free. Dancing Lions and Cranes Wednesday October 10, 2018 - 7:00 to 8:30pm I.K Barber Learning Centre, UBC Dodson Room
Flying Foxes March 20, 2019 - 7:00 to 8:30pm I.K Barber Learning Centre, UBC Dodson Room
First performed as a bunraku puppet play in 1747, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) has become one of the most beloved kabuki plays, and part of the Ennosuke Jūhachiban - eighteen top plays of the Ennosuke acting lineage. In this salon we will view sections of the story that focus on a magical fox, who disguises himself as Yoshitsune's retainer Tadanobu in order to obtain a hand-drum made from the skins of his parents. Tadanobu travels with Yoshitsune's mistress Shizuka, protecting both her and the precious drum.
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