About the Event
Organized by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and in cooperation with The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), we bring back Rakugo in English, a Japanese Sit-down Comedy with special Japanese guest artists to enthrall Philippine audiences on October 7, 2017, Saturday, 3:00pm at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
Rakugo is a Japanese comic storytelling art that has been used as entertainment for over 400 years and is still widely popular today, staged at “yose”, which are specialized theatres for Rakugo. The artist speaks to the imagination, and single-handedly creates the hilarious side of tradition of Japan.
Enjoy Rakugo with Kaishi Katsura, the world’s top performer of English Rakugo and former Japan cultural envoy, along with Asakichi Katsura and Fukuryu Katsura. Meanwhile, as a colorful counterpoint to all-talk comedy, Kouki Houraiya will amaze audiences with daikagura traditional clowning, a vintage street art with elements of acrobatics, juggling, magic, dance, and comedy.
Get a chance to win free tickets to this one-of-a-kind Japanese comedy show: Register now at http://ana.co.jp/phyose1710.
Registration is open until September 17, 2017. Ticket winners will win on a lottery basis, with maximum of two (2) tickets per winner and will be notified through e-mail on or before September 23, 2017.
The show is recommended for ages 13 years old and up. Children under 7 are not permitted in the theater. For more information, please visit the Japan Foundation, Manila website: http://www.jfmo.org.ph or http://facebook.com/jfmanila.