Katsura Sunshine performs Rakugo: Japanese “Sit-Down Comedy” in English

About the event

Rakugo is a 400-year-old tradition of comic storytelling in Japan. A minimalistic performance art, Rakugo features a lone storyteller dressed in kimono, kneeling on a cushion, who, using only a fan and a hand towel for props.

Canadian Katsura Sunshine is the first-ever Western Rakugo storyteller in the history of the “Kamigata” Rakugo tradition based in Osaka, Japan. Katsura Sunshine served a strict apprenticeship under well-known Rakugo Master Katsura Bunshi VI.

Come out to laugh and appreciate the Japanese ancient performing art in English!

Admission is FREE and open to the public.

TIME: 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (Doors open at 5 pm.)

LOCATION: Jones Theatre (Daggy Hall)

Sponsored by Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences, Asia Studies, International Center, and the Japan Foundation.