KYOTO ART CENTER
 

NEWS

  • Notification

Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.) is decided to be held in person !

Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.) is coming BACK! We’ve been given the go-ahead and can now hold the first in-person program in two years.

In order to offer more of Japan’s traditional performing arts to a wider range of people, we have redesigned the program in terms of courses offered and times.This will be our first year to offer a full course on rakugo, led by Kamigata (Beichō School) master Katsura Kichibō.

A basic outline of the 2022 program follows:

PROGRAM PERIOD: 24 July (Sun) - 12 August (Fri)
ORIENTATION: 24 July (afternoon, JST)
RECITAL: 12 August (Fri)
COURSES: nō (open to all) & rakugo (Japanese speakers only)
NŌ MASTERS: Katayama Shingo, Tamoi Hiromichi, Ōe Nobuyuki
RAKUGO MASTER: Katsura Kichibō, with assistant(s)
NŌ TRAINING: 27 July (Wed) - 11 August (Thu), evenings
RAKUGO TRAINING: 25 July (Mon) - 11 August (Thu), mornings
TUITION: General 70,000 yen; students 60,000 yen (professional-grade fans included)'Veterans' of previous TTT programs will receive a discount of 5,000 yen (new fan not included).
One-day kotsuzumi workshop: 15,000 yen.
* Participants will receive a few days off during the training period.
* Application details/procedures will be announced in early May.
* Participants can also apply to train in a special kotsuzumi (nō drum) workshop.

Please email any inquiries in English or Japanese to t.t.t@kac.or.jp.
We're looking forward to welcoming you back to Kyoto this summer!