{"id":24528,"date":"2023-06-13T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10443\/en\/?p=24528"},"modified":"2023-06-27T14:31:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:31:12","slug":"open-house-national-theatre-june2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/open-house-national-theatre-june2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabuki stage tour for international visitors gets going at National Theatre in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The National Theatre, the center of traditional Japanese performing arts \u2014 kabuki, bunraku, nohgaku (noh and kyogen) and Japanese dance \u2014 in Tokyo&#8217;s Hanzomon district, is hosting an open house event in June and July 2023 to invite international visitors to see the backstage and other areas of the theater, which are usually unseen by the audience, for better understanding of the mechanisms used in kabuki and other performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u2606\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u2606\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u2606<\/p><p><strong>National Theatre<\/strong> <strong>stage tour for international visitors<\/strong><\/p><p>June 16 (Fri), 21 (Wed), 2023<br>July 9 (Sun), 12 (Wed), 18 (Tue), 21 (Fri), 2023<\/p><p>National Theatre<br>(Hanzomon, Tokyo)<\/p><p> *See outline below for details<\/p><p>\u2606\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u2606\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u2606<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Theatre stage tour for international visitors is an English guided tour of the Large Theatre (1,520 audience seats when the&nbsp;<em>hanamichi<\/em>&nbsp;elevated walkway is set) to demonstrate how some of the traditional stage mechanisms work during a kabuki performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/99ffc84dfa184ee468ce308eac7ea0e8-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24602\"\/><figcaption>The English-speaking tour guide rises out from a trapdoor or lift called <em>suppon<\/em> (literally, &#8220;softshell turtle&#8221;) on the <em>hanamichi<\/em> elevated walkway to greet the visitors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the 45-minute tour, visitors are invited to walk on the&nbsp;<em>hanamichi<\/em>&nbsp;to approach the center stage after a brief introduction of the theater by an English-speaking guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the center stage, the visitors will be given a ride on the&nbsp;<em>mawari-butai<\/em>&nbsp;(the revolving section of the stage used in kabuki for a swift scene change) and shown around the&nbsp;<em>yuka<\/em>&nbsp;(the narrator\u2019s floor on the&nbsp;<em>kamite<\/em>, or right side, of the stage) as well as the&nbsp;<em>kuromisu<\/em>&nbsp;(the musician\u2019s room on the&nbsp;<em>shimote<\/em>, or left side, of the stage). Visitors will also be shown how the tri-color (black, dark green, persimmon)&nbsp;<em>joshiki-maku<\/em>&nbsp;(draw curtain) is hand-pulled by black-clad stage staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage tour will also be held in autumn 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/34de962b459a29897d9ef15103f537a4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24603\"\/><figcaption> Visitors look up at the <em>yuka<\/em>&nbsp;(the narrator\u2019s floor) on the <em>kamite<\/em>, or right side, of the stage as viewed from the audience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sides.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Visitors head toward the center of the stage from the\u00a0<em>kamite<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/e72504ec4d814c58c823d631a2886489.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24601\"\/><figcaption>  Visitors take photos and videos as a&nbsp;backdrop depicting the red-light district Yoshiwara comes down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/15ec3b38785f33bdbe26f10de81fd47a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24604\"\/><figcaption>Visitors take a peek inside the <em>kuromisu<\/em>&nbsp;(the musician\u2019s room) on the&nbsp;left side of the stage. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/kuromisus.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>Kuromisu<\/em> (the musician\u2019s room) from the inside<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-guided tour for exploring theater lobby<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants of the stage tour can also take a self-guided audio tour of the theater lobby. The theater provides a smartphone app that visitors could use to listen to explanations (in Japanese or English) on the architectural style and interior of the building, stage mechanisms and much else, while moving freely in and around the lobby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:right\">(Photos by Kazuki Matsuura)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/page-0001a.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>National Theatre to undergo renovation<\/strong><\/p><p>The National Theatre will temporarily close its doors at the end of October 2023 to undergo major renovation. The Large and Small Theatres, National Engei Hall, office building and Traditional Performing Arts Information Centre \u2014 the four buildings that compose the theater complex \u2014 will all be demolished and replaced with a new facility, which is expected to open in the fall of 2029. 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