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Description:RAKUGO, the Japanese art of storytelling, evolved as a form of entertainment for ordinary people during the Edo period (1603–1867). Yet, it is not an old, dying art struggling to find relevance in modern society.It remains an integral form of live entertainment and is becoming more international as the rakugo stage once dominated by Japanese raconteurs now features foreign storytellers. And Japanese performers, both amateur and professional, endeavor to entertain us in English.Rakugo is fluid not fossilized.All that is required is a folding fan, a hand towel, and your imagination!In Talking About Rakugo, learn what distinguishes rakugo from Japan’s other traditional performing arts, become acquainted with its greatest contributors, enjoy some of rakugo’s most popular classical stories, and meet the performers of today.Rakugo is entertainment for the general public and Talking About Rakugo is your easy- to-understand general guide.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Talking About Rakugo: The Japanese Art of Storytelling. To get started finding Talking About Rakugo: The Japanese Art of Storytelling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 478

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Kristine Stone Ohkubo

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1087944422

Description: RAKUGO, the Japanese art of storytelling, evolved as a form of entertainment for ordinary people during the Edo period (1603–1867). Yet, it is not an old, dying art struggling to find relevance in modern society.It remains an integral form of live entertainment and is becoming more international as the rakugo stage once dominated by Japanese raconteurs now features foreign storytellers. And Japanese performers, both amateur and professional, endeavor to entertain us in English.Rakugo is fluid not fossilized.All that is required is a folding fan, a hand towel, and your imagination!In Talking About Rakugo, learn what distinguishes rakugo from Japan’s other traditional performing arts, become acquainted with its greatest contributors, enjoy some of rakugo’s most popular classical stories, and meet the performers of today.Rakugo is entertainment for the general public and Talking About Rakugo is your easy- to-understand general guide.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Talking About Rakugo: The Japanese Art of Storytelling. To get started finding Talking About Rakugo: The Japanese Art of Storytelling, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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