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Noh & Kyogen in the Park

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Noh & Kyogen in the Park

Traditional Japanese theater forms noh and kyogen performed outdoors in the takigi noh "bonfire noh" style, featuring a forgotten play from the late 16th century, a haunting tale of enduring love from the classical noh repertoire, and an exuberant kyogen piece about a divine hood that renders its wearer invisible.

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Contemporary Dance Showcase Phase 2: Japan and East Asia

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This annual favorite displays the most cutting-edge dance from Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

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Hiroaki Umeda

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Minimal and radical, subtle and provocative, Umeda’s extraordinary butoh/street dance-inspired choreography appears within an environment of sparse, dramatic lighting, flashing cyber-imagery, electronic beats and crackling digital soundscapes.

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A spectacular collision of dance and technology, true is an extraordinary collaboration between three remarkable artists.

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ARICA Performance Company: Kiosk

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ARICA Performance Company presents its critically acclaimed, highly conceptual and visually arresting one-woman show, Kiosk.

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Awaji Puppet Theater Company

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For the first time in 10 years, Awaji Puppet Theater Company, designated an Intangible Folk Asset by the Japanese government, returns to New York with a stunning program.

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chelfitsch Theater Company: Five Days in March

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The prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award-winning play by Toshiki Okada, the ground-breaking works of chelfitsch Theater Company have made them the most talked-about theater company in Japan.

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Kabuki at the Time of Kunisada

by J. Thomas Rimer

These striking theater prints provide a window into Kabuki's origins as a raucous and somewhat shady entertainment. Kunisada's visual chronicles of these performances and performers capture the vitality of the theater.

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Kunisada's Theater Prints

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The theater prints of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865).