KYOTO, Kyodo News Plus – Minamiza Theatre in Kyoto has launched an initiative to encourage more foreign people to watch Kabuki inthe midst of a surge in inbound tourism in the ancient Japanese capital and elsewhere in the country.
The prestigious theater is staging performances over nine days through Nov. 10, each of which includes a session allowing the audience to hear in detail about the charms of Kabuki, an over 400-year-old traditional Japanese performing art, by two actors in English.
It is the first time that Minamiza has offered such an English-language service in its over 400 years of history, according to a spokesman of Shochiku Co., operator of Minamiza.
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