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The Acclaimed Production Of KATSURA SUNSHINE'S RAKUGO Will Extend Its Run At New World Stages

#rakugo [BroadwayWorld]Celebrated, internationally renowned performer Katsura Sunshine (whom the New Yorker called " A big, burly, blond with a bellowing rapid-fire style) will continue to bring the Japanese art of Rakugo ...

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Canadian rakugo storyteller performs in NY

#rakugo [NHK]A Canadian performer of traditional Japanese storytelling known as rakugo has begun a series of shows in New York. Katsura Sunshine is an apprentice of Katsura Bunshi, one of Japan's most famous ...

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Canadian rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine keeps dream alive in NYC

#rakugo [mainichi]Rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine, left, smiles with a fan in New York, on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) Rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine, on stage, is applauded by an audience in New York, on Sept. 19 ...

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Beicho Android Robot Aims to Replace Japan’s Great Rakugo Master

#rakugo [Technabob]Beicho Katsura III is a rakugo master and is kind of a Living National Treasure in Japan. Rakugo, for those who don’t know, is an early Japanese form of entertainment. Basically, a storyteller. This ...

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KATSURA SUNSHINE'S RAKUGO Begins Off-Broadway Run Sep. 19

#rakugo [BroadwayWorld]Celebrated, internationally renowned performer Katsura Sunshine will bring the ancient Japanese art of Rakugo to New York in Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo for its official Off-Broadway debut at New World ...

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BWW Review: KATSURA SUNSHINE'S RAKUGO Brings Traditions and Laughs to New World Stages

#rakugo [BroadwayWorld]However, Katsura Sunshine has brought a traditional Japanese form of "sit-down" comedy to the Theatre District. Rakugo, a traditional form of comic Japanese storytelling has made its way to ...

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Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

#rakugo [Playbill]Recently the emcee of the G20 in Osaka, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo comes to Times Square. Called the King of Kimono Comedy, Rakugo is the 400-year-old Japanese traditional art of comic storytelling, ...

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'Family of Strangers': An admirable ode to the institutionalized

#rakugo [The Japan Times]The amiable rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Tsurube gets to show some grit in this earnest effort by Hideyuki Hirayama, filmed at a real-life psychiatric hospital in Nagano Prefecture. He plays Hidemaru ...

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Katsura Sunshine Will Continue To Bring New Stories To New World Stages

#rakugo [BroadwayWorld]Celebrated, internationally renowned performer Katsura Sunshine will continue to bring the Japanese art of Rakugo to New York in Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo. The show opened to rave reviews in September ...

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VOX POPULI: Have one for the road if you can still find your favorite whisky

#rakugo [asahi]Kokontei Shinsho V (1890-1973), master of “rakugo” comic storytelling, took his fondness of the bottle to new heights beyond the ordinary. When the Great Kanto Earthquake struck in 1923, Shinsho ...

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VOX POPULI: Have one for the road if you can still find your favorite whisky

#rakugo [asahi]Kokontei Shinsho V (1890-1973), master of “rakugo” comic storytelling, took his fondness of the bottle to new heights beyond the ordinary. When the Great Kanto Earthquake struck in 1923, Shinsho ...

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BWW Review: KATSURA SUNSHINE'S RAKUGO Brings Traditions and Laughs to New World Stages

#rakugo [BroadwayWorld]However, Katsura Sunshine has brought a traditional Japanese form of "sit-down" comedy to the Theatre District. Rakugo, a traditional form of comic Japanese storytelling has made its way to ...

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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (TV)

#rakugo [Anime News Network]Descending Stories: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū ‒ Episode 11 (Mar 19, 2017) Descending Stories: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū ‒ Episode 10 (Mar 12, 2017) Descending Stories: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū ...

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Canadian rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine keeps dream alive in NYC

#rakugo [mainichi.jp]Rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine, left, smiles with a fan in New York, on Sept. 19, 2019. (Kyodo) Rakugo storyteller Katsura Sunshine, on stage, is applauded by an audience in New York, on Sept.

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Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival Welcomes Rakugo Master

#rakugo [USA Patch]Every year, the Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival gains both popularity and recognition as one of the best events of its kind. Partially due to the spring weather and broad range of entertainment and ...

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Jiro Sanshitei brought "first laugh of the year" to Sydney

#rakugo [SBS]Japan-based Jiro flew to Sydney to perform Rakugo. The tickets for his stage show were sold out early and people from the Japanese community, from children to the elderly, enjoyed their "hatsuwarai".

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Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

#rakugo [Playbill]With a minimal set, Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo features a lone storyteller dressed in kimono, kneeling on a cushion, using only a fan and a hand towel for props, entertaining the audience with a comic ...