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SUMMARY:Masks Onstage: Noh Theatre Photography Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:  \nMasks Onstage: \nNoh Theatre Photography Exhibition\nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nIn association with the Yokohama Noh Theatre \nPhotography Yoshiaki Kanda \n能面舞台写真展\n主催: 国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n協力: 横浜能楽堂\n写真撮影: 神田佳明\nMasks are one of the most characteristic elements of Noh Theatre. Designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO\, commonly called World Heritage\, in 2001\, Noh Theatre has been developing and maintaining an elaborate theatre form since its establishment in the 14th century. The unique use of masks in Noh results not only in physical changes in the facial appearance of the actor\, but also an actual change in the reality of the whole fiction\, which can be much larger than life and profoundly spiritual. \n \nIn far more than half of the Noh plays the main characters are ghosts. Gods and goddesses are conjured on stage not as deus ex machina\, but as the main characters. Spirits of plants and animals can be the leads. A large portion of the stories is based on the great classic literature\, such as The Tale of Genji and The Tale of Ise\, and epic legends of warlord samurai. The Noh masks connect us to the mythical world and we can embrace the reality of the magic and grandeur of these god-like characters. \nThe masks are surprisingly small\, not completely covering the actors’ faces. The masks are placed high on the actor’s face\, towards the forehead\, like a symbol of the character. The performer’s view through the eyeholes is so limited that actors can only mark their own positions by viewing the four pillars at the corners of the stage. These facts can make the Noh masks seem dysfunctional\, but these are all a result of the mask’s function being to build a myth for whole theatre rather than only assisting the wearer to be in character. \nAt a first quick look\, the masks seem motionless: However\, on stage subtle changes in the angle of the mask can suggest a range of emotions\, such as anger\, joy\, and sadness. In this exhibition\, the stage photo and the close-up of the mask are paired. Photographer Yoshiaki Kanda (1937–) specializes in Noh Theatre and has been following performances at the Yokohama Noh Theatre since its inaugural opening in 1996. \nWe invite you to the universe of Noh Theatre through the images of masks in action and in details. \n  \nShow GALLERY HOURS \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \n  \nSaturday openings: \n11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nJuly 21\, August 11\, 25\, September 8\, 22 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays \nAugust 6 (Civic Holiday)\, September 3 (Labour Day) \n \n  \nADMISSION: FREE \n  \nShow The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East \nHudson’s Bay Centre\, 3rd floor \nAbove Royal Bank of Canada \nwww.jftor.org 416.966.1600 x229
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LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Transcending Borders: Yoko Tawada and the Fluidity of Language
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Yoko Tawada\nTranscending Borders: Yoko Tawada and the Fluidity of Language \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n*Registration for this event is now closed. Rush seating may be available 30 minutes before the event. Unclaimed seats will be released 10 minutes before the event\, if possible.* \nJoin us for a reading and conversation with the internationally-acclaimed writer Yoko Tawada as we discuss language\, literature and crossing borders. The event will be moderated by Dr. Ted Goossen and PhD candidate\, Yasmin Aly. The two will interview Yoko Tawada and explore her creative writing process\, translation in literature and how meaning can change within a language\, and how it can be used to transcend borders. \nYoko Tawada was born in Tokyo and currently resides in Berlin. She writes in Japanese and German and has won numerous literary awards. Many of her works have been translated into English and other languages. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. \nPanelist Bios: \nYoko Tawada\n \nYoko Tawada was born in Tokyo in 1960\, moved to Hamburg when she was twenty-two\, and then to Berlin in 2006. She writes in both Japanese and German\, and has published several books—stories\, novels\, poems\, plays\, essays—in both languages. She has received numerous awards for her writing including the Akutagawa Prize\, the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize\, the Tanizaki Prize\, the Kleist Prize\, and the Goethe Medal. New Directions publishes her story collections Where Europe Begins (with a Preface by Wim Wenders) and Facing the Bridge\, as well her novels The Naked Eye\, The Bridegroom Was a Dog\, Memoirs of a Polar Bear\, and The Emissary.                                                                                                                                                      [Author photo © Heike Steinweg]\n  \nTed Goossen \nTed Goossen (b. 1948) teaches Japanese literature and film at York University in Toronto. He is coeditor of Monkey Business International and the general editor of The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories\, and has published translations of stories and essays by Hiromi Kawakami\, Haruki Murakami\, Yōko Ogawa\, Sachiko Kishimoto and Naoya Shiga\, among others. \nYasmin Aly \nYasmin Aly is a researcher\, artist\, and educator invested in seeing international and local artists contribute to Toronto’s cultural landscape through critical and contextualized art that speaks to the condition of a racialized cultural existence. Born in Cairo and drawing on lived and labored experiences in Germany and Egypt\, she moved to Toronto to complete her PhD and further explore concepts of coloniality\, representation\, feminist activism\, and art. She is currently a doctoral student at the University of Toronto completing research Arab and Muslim representations in contemporary German film and literature. Aly teaches courses on German language and culture at the University of Toronto and at the Goethe-Institut. \n  \nThe titles below by Yoko Tawada will be available for purchase at the event. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCo-presented by the Goethe Institut
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