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Come listen to and share memories and stories of kabuki in Hawai‘i, in this open talk-story session!
Admission free, open to public, no RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visitor parking is managed by UH Mānoa and is usually free and ample on Sundays.
This event marks the closing day of the exhibition Kabuki in Hawai‘i: Connections through Time and Space, on view in the EWC Gallery through May 5, 2024. Kabuki is a theatre form born in Japan in the early 17th century, but well known throughout the world today thanks to post-World War II era tours of the Grand Kabuki. Its highly stylized presentational form, elaborate costumes, exaggerated makeup, refined mimetic dance, and lively musical accompaniment are just some of the signature elements that define the form. This theatrical art has adapted and transformed numerous times over its more than 400-year history, and its life over the past 130 years in Hawai‘i, too, has been one of change and endurance.
The exhibition features selected newspaper articles, advertisements, photographs, posters, and material objects from this unique 130-year Hawai‘i kabuki history, and celebrates the individuals who over many decades devoted their lives to enabling this art to continue to thrive here.
Read more about the exhibition here.
Come listen to and share memories and stories of kabuki in Hawai‘i, in this open talk-story session!
Admission free, open to public, no RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visitor parking is managed by UH Mānoa and is usually free and ample on Sundays.
This event marks the closing day of the exhibition Kabuki in Hawai‘i: Connections through Time and Space, on view in the EWC Gallery through May 5, 2024. Kabuki is a theatre form born in Japan in the early 17th century, but well known throughout the world today thanks to post-World War II era tours of the Grand Kabuki. Its highly stylized presentational form, elaborate costumes, exaggerated makeup, refined mimetic dance, and lively musical accompaniment are just some of the signature elements that define the form. This theatrical art has adapted and transformed numerous times over its more than 400-year history, and its life over the past 130 years in Hawai‘i, too, has been one of change and endurance.
The exhibition features selected newspaper articles, advertisements, photographs, posters, and material objects from this unique 130-year Hawai‘i kabuki history, and celebrates the individuals who over many decades devoted their lives to enabling this art to continue to thrive here.
Read more about the exhibition here.
