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Shamisen & Odori: The Music and Dance of Kabuki - May 12-13, 2012

• May 12 (8pm) & May 13 (2pm)
• at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre
• Goldcorp Centre for the Arts / 149 West Hastings Street / Simon Fraser University


• Featuring guest artists from Japan: FUJIMA Shōgo and TOKIWAZU Mozibei V
• With local dancer: FUJIMA Sayū


• Presented by: TomoeArts in association with SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

All Tickets $32 some standing room or limited vision seats $15 at the door

for more information call TomoeArts at 604.607.5978 or see www.sfuwoodwards.ca

• Lecture-Demonstration with the artists - May 11 (6:30pm) - Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre - FREE
• Kabuki Dance Class with FUJIMA Shôgo - May 12 (1pm) - Scotiabank Dance Centre - $20

Shamisen & Odori: The Music and Dance of Kabuki brings you live shamisen music and live kabuki dance in an intimate studio setting. Focusing on male-form dances, and Edo (early Tokyo) characters and stories, you'll meet warriors, angels, men-about-town, courtesans and drunken revellers - the real stuff of kabuki! Shamisen & Odori: The Music and Dance of Kabuki brings you a rare connoisseur performance so close you can touch the dancers.

The performance features music by TOKIWAZU Mozibei, a renowned and award-winning shamisen player who regularly works at the professional kabuki theatre in Tokyo. Also featured is dance by FUJIMA Shōgo, a celebrated performer who has been seen on international stages and was the star of TomoeArts Odori: The World of Kabuki Dance. Joining them is TomoeArts' Artistic Director, Colleen Lanki (Fujima Sayū).

For more information on the artists click HERE.

For a photo album of the show click HERE.

Read an article featuring FUJIMA Sayū The North Shore News.

Read a review in the Vancouver Shinpo (in Japanese).

A feature article in the Japanese magazine "Nihon Buyoh" (in Japanese).