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Takashi Murakami designed new Kabukiza stage curtain.
Fans of contemporary art and Japanese classical drama kabuki canenjoy a beautiful stage curtain designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami at Tokyo Kabukiza Theatre in Ginza through November
Known as iwai-maku, the beautifully-designed curtain is used to celebrate important events in kabuki such as shumei,
which can be translated as ‘name succession’, where actors take on new
stage names. Stage names in kabuki are usually passed down through
generations and are very important for an actor’s career as they specify
his acting style and lineage.
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| Ichikawa Danjuro XIII |
The new front curtain was made for two special occasions. It commemorates the stage debut of Kangen Horikoshi under his new stage name Shinnosuke Ichikawa VIII. Kangen is the son of the famous kabuki actor Takatoshi Horikoshi, who also changed his stage name from Ichikawa Ebizo XI to Ichikawa Danjuro XIII. Both are descendants of the prestigious Ichikawa family, which originated in the 17th century producing a series of kabuki actors.
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| Takashi Murakami |
The theatre’s new grand drape is 7.1 metres in height and 31.8 metres in length. Murakami’s design features scenes from ‘Kabuki Juhachiban’ (‘18 Kabuki Plays’)
A postcard from the past, and a step by step ...
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| step 1 |
solid text background, though most of it will likely be covered.
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| step 2 |
Tear and play ...
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| step 3 |
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| step 4 |
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| step 5, final |
5 paper scraps, a glue stick, a brayer + fun and done.
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| backside for address and small collage |
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| collage |
Just because ...
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6 comments:
Tough times for tough people who are living in a tough environment not of their own choosing. My hat goes off to the strength of the Ukrainians. My hat goes off to you, Jacki, for your strength of art. :-)
Thanks so very much, John. Your opinion means so much to me.
I'm trying to hang in there, nothing compared to what they are enduring.
What a lovely step by step, Jacki. It looks so easy but I already know that masterpieces always look easy. And nothing can't be so easy that you won't need to practice (I hope this makes sense?).
Happy Sunday!
Jacki, you never cease to amaze! You've done it again, and day after day. The theatre draper is definitely not the "less is more" approach that was taught when I was in the school of architecture. Yet it is so perfect an expression of the wonderful traditions that you described. I loved the video on cranberry production and how refreshing to hear a "feel good" story. I watched most, (if not all, of the small farms that I saw as a child in Nebraska) disappear into huge conglomerates, leaving abandoned barns, houses and farm equipment by the roadsides. The cat's arm in the refrigerator brought me a belly laugh. They do sort of give the rest of the world the finger! (Oops maybe I shouldn't have said that in public.) I also enjoyed the funnies: one showing the person holding the umbrella over her driver, and the other about "it's your own asphalt." So clever.
Thank you, Elenor. Yes, most are easy once you have what you need to do it and just play? Happy Sunday to you too!
Thanks Carrol, your feedback helps me fuel for the next? I do love hearing from you. Take good care, Carrol!
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