Last 9 days Kabuki poster ehxibition & Talk on Tamasaburo's Heron Maiden June 15

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In the Gallery:
Tamasaburo Poster Exhibition
Closing in nine days, runs to June 22
The Last Saturday opening June 16, noon-5:00 p.m.

n Rare books
Kabuki actor Tamasaburo collaborated many times with Japan's leading photographers to create coffee table books. For the occasion of exhibition finale, we will take a few precious books from 1978, 1988, 2007 and 2012 out of their cases for you to have a closer look. White gloves will be provided for the protection of the materials.

n New acquisitions
Since the opening of this exhibition in February, more than a dozen of new acquisitions have arrived from Japan; a growing exhibition!

Admission: Free Exhibition runs to June 22, 2012
Gallery & Library Hours:
Monday 11:30 am - 7 pm extended hours
Tuesday 11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 11:30 am - 7 pm extended hours
Friday 11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Select Saturdays noon - 5 pm (June 2, 16)
CLOSED: other Saturdays & Sundays
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Complementing Tamasaburo Poster Exhibition
Talk and DVD presentation
Tamasaburo's Heron Maiden :
A Classic Reappears as Milestones in Individual Lives
by Toshi Aoyagi, program officer, The Japan Foundation, Toronto

June 15, 2012 (Friday), 6:30-8:00 P.M.

The Japan Foundation, Toronto 131 Bloor St. W.
The Colonnade 2nd Floor
Free admission
Reservation Required
416.966.1600x.102
www.jftor.org/whatson/rsvp.php


The Heron Maiden has been considered to be Tamasaburo’s signature piece. Since he first performed the role in 1978 Tamasaburo has performed the piece over five hundred times. Comparing three DVD recordings of Tamasaburo’s performances owned by The Japan Foundation Toronto Library, the development and transformation of Tamasaburo’s magical bird images will be traced in this presentation. Using his personal experiences with Tamasaburo’s Heron Maiden and his private collections of photography, videos, etc., Toshi Aoyagi will explain the characteristics of Japanese classic performing arts. Witnessing the same piece performed by the same actor repeatedly over the years, the passive action of sitting in the theatre has grown into the milestones of life-memories.