Pre-performance Talk: Jason James and a Noh artist
Ahead of the evening performance, hear two experts in conversation about the renowned Noh play Sumidagawa.
The talk features Kohei Kawaguchi, a renowned 'shite' actor (Kanze school) and Jason James, director general of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.
Main image: Night on the Sumida River – Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1881
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