{"id":198478,"date":"2024-05-28T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T01:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=198478"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:46:17","slug":"uh-manoa-kabuki-japan-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/28\/uh-manoa-kabuki-japan-bound\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Kabuki: Japan bound!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Cast and crew prepare to depart for the airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following a triumphant run at Kennedy Theatre<\/a>, cast and crew of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa kabuki production, The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves<\/em><\/a> are on their way to the birthplace of kabuki to perform. This groundbreaking endeavor marks the first-ever invitation for a 东精影业<\/abbr> Mānoa kabuki to perform in Japan.<\/p>\n

“It really feels like we\u2019ve come full circle, because of course it came from Japan, and to be able to go back to Japan, performing in a theatre that\u2019s about 150 years old\u2026it\u2019s pretty amazing,” said Julie Iezzi, theatre professor at 东精影业<\/abbr> Mānoa.<\/p>\n

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2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the first known English-language kabuki performed in Hawaiʻi.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iezzi is the director of the kabuki play that debuted in April and is performed in English, an art known as Hawaiʻi<\/span> Kabuki. Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s long history with kabuki stretches back to the 19th century. The traditional Japanese theatre art form is known for its ornately decorated costumes and eye-catching makeup. 2024 marks the centennial anniversary of the first known English-language kabuki ever performed in the U.S. and Hawaiʻi<\/span>, which started at 东精影业<\/abbr> Mānoa.<\/p>\n