Japanese Storyteller Motoko & Musician Masayo Ishigure on Koto and Shamisen
Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m., Bowker Auditorium
$20, $15; Five College, GCC and 17 & under $10
Two acclaimed Japanese women performers join forces to offer an evening filled with humor, charm and elegance. Award-winning storyteller Motoko shares hilarious and poignant tales from Rakugo, a storytelling tradition that originated in the 17th century. With accompaniment by shamisen virtuoso Masayo Ishigure, a featured recording artist with Yitzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma on the Grammy Award-winning movie soundtrack for “Memoirs of a Geisha,” you’ll be transported to the enchanting world of popular entertainment in Old Japan.
Audience members are invited to a pre-concert talk on the Japanese storytelling tradition at 6:30 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium.
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The entire evening was outstanding!
One of the most enjoyable performances I have seen at the Fine Arts Center. Both artists are extremely talented, the staging was beautiful, the koto music was powerful and the selection of stories was perfect. Motoko is a great storyteller! What a wonderful introduction to the cultural arts of Medieval Japan. I enjoyed the insights into Rakugo given in the pre-show talk as well. Thank you for this very entertaining evening.