Tokyo dance master Michikaoru Hanayagi will offer workshops in classical Japanese theater and dance from Monday, Oct. 10 through Wednesday, Oct. 12. Sponsored by the Dance Program with a grant from the Freeman Foundation, the events are free and open to the public.
“Miss Hanayagi will share the philosophy and history of the classical Japanese dance and how it relates to our contemporary world,” said Miryam Moutillet, director of the Dance Program. “Being aware of the decline of the traditional arts in Japan, she has made it her mission to inform and expand the knowledge of dance, music, history and the wonders of the Japanese culture.”
A lecture-demonstration in dance, from Noh to Kabuki traditions, will be presented on Monday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Yulman Theater Actors Studio, and again on Tuesday, from 9:30 to 10:40 a.m. in the Dance Studio of the Arts Building.
On Wednesday, Hanayagi will give a lecture/demonstration on Kabuki make-up, wigs and costumes from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Actors Studio.
A solo performance will be presented Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Dance Studio.
The musical award-winning Hanayagi was a member of the exclusive Takarazuka Music School, a rigorous training ground associated with the century-old Takarazuka Revue, the world's only all-female musical performance company. She also has appeared in several television documentaries.
“The enchantments of classical Japanese dance are as endless as the array of characters an interpreter can embody,” said Miryam Moutillet.
For more information, contact Miryam Moutillet at 388-6513.