Kabuki Performance by Nakamura Gankyō
Eastern and Western Traditions of Japanese Dance
Image credit: John Corney
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Join us for a Kabuki performance by Nakamura Gankyō, also known as Bandō Hirohichirō, assistant professor of Asian studies at California State University, San Bernardino. This performance will include live Koto and Kurokami music by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto and Brian Mitsuhiro Wong.
Lineup
- Agauta Echigo-jishi (Lion Dance from the Echigo Province): 12 minutes
- Koto music (to be determined): 15 minutes
- Jiuta Kurokami (Black Hair): 8 minutes
About the performers
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Nakamura Gankyō, also known as Bandō Hirohichirō, is a Kabuki performer, lecturer, and advisor (notably, for Signature Theatre’s 2023 Pacific Overtures).
Image courtesy of John Corney
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Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto is a Koto musician, teacher, band leader, filmmaker, and event producer.
Image courtesy of Kirk Kanesaka
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Brian Mitsuhiro Wong is a Koto, shakuhachi, and shamisen musician, singer, and composer.
Image courtesy of Kirk Kanesaka
Ticket info
Free. Seating is limited and unassigned. Tickets for the performance will be distributed in front of the Gunn Theater starting at 10 am, first come, first served. This does not include admission to the museum.
Contact info
Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694
