Fans Onstage Lecture

by Masayuki Nakamura,

Artistic Producer, Yokohama Noh Theatre; Lecturer at the Tokyo University of the Arts

In conjunction with Fans Onstage: Handheld Splendour of the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts exhibition

November 18, 2019 (Monday), 6:30 P.M.

in Japanese with English interpreter

The Japan Foundation, Toronto

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300

3rd floor of Hudson’s Bay Centre, above Royal Bank

Free admission

Reservation required:

416.966.1600 x.229 https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/theatre-fan-lecture/

Fans Beyond Theatre Props

In the Japanese traditional performing arts fans are superbly made to a high standard of handcraftsmanship. They are so beautiful to simply look at. But when they appear in the performances, each type of theatrical art form from different eras, such as Noh or Kabuki, has unique, original use of fans. In each theatrical form the vocabulary of the expression is so rich. Some of the fans give a realistic, detailed description of unseen objects. Other fans invite images of characters or spirits The fans even transform the entire body of the performer.