Noted 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.
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 enchantments of classical Japanese dance are as endless as the array of characters an interpreter can embody,” said Miryam Moutillet, director of the Dance Program.
For more, contact Moutillet at moutillm@union.edu.