Kaishi Katsura's blog

NEW YORK HANJYOTEI

usarakugo — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:38:10 +0900

WE will announce a BIG NEWS today. King of Rakugo Performer, Sanshi Katsura and other professional Rakugo performers from Japan and I will have a Big show called "NY HANJOTEI" in New York in SEPT・・・

OTAKON 2008 in Baltimore!!

usarakugo — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:05:46 +0900

Thank you VERY MUCH for everyone who came to my show in Otakon!! There were such a long line waiting for my show. I was so impressed!! It seemed like everyone looking for something new to watch・・・

NY

usarakugo — Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:05:15 +0900

I am extremely busy doing an important things when I returned to New York.

Performance in Washington D.C

usarakugo — Sat, 2 Aug 2008 11:37:51 +0900

Performance in Washington DC Washington D.C was the 39th performance of my tour. The venue was a ball room which President Bush favors in the White House!! No way….. just 5 minutes from・・・

Surprising performance

usarakugo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 8:35:06 +0900

During this U.S. tour, I planned to give approximately 40 performances in over 30 states. This only includes shows held at the real theaters, but doesn't count unexpected ‘guerilla performance’ that ・・・

"Hanjotei" in Chicago

usarakugo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 0:39:58 +0900

We held “Hanjotei” in Chicago. We made a lots of effort to bring more audience to the show. Thanks to Toriyama san, Rokumoto san and Yamashita san from the Osaka branch in Chicago, and of course for・・・

Performance in San Jose!!

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:57:18 +0900

Unexpected guests came over to my show today. One of them was graduated from “JOY” in Obihiro, Hokkaido where I performed before This time, she brought her cute daughter with her to see my show. I・・・

Des Moines in Iowa

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 2:55:22 +0900

Everything feels at-home here in Iowa. Everything is hand made by staff!! The person who is in charge of an audio and a lighting were a junior high school student!! They did a wonderful j・・・

Monument Valley

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 2:15:30 +0900

Monument Valley is a canyon with the enormous "monuments" of stone that is created by erosion over millions of years. I looked up the red landscape with respect toward the history of earth and th・・・

Performance in Berkeley

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 2:14:37 +0900

Though it would apply to any performance, making a good atmosphere of theater hall is very important for Rakugo due to its simplicity. Atmosphere makes a big difference in audience's reaction. ・・・

Brotherhood without borders

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 2:12:49 +0900

I bumped into someone very special today here in Portland. I try to recall when it was… Whey I still served my apprenticeship to Shisho (“master” or “teacher” in Japanese) Bunshi Katsura as a ・・・

oregon

usarakugo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 2:09:05 +0900

My impression of Oregon before visit to Portland was the country state with a lot of nature, but Portland was actually a charming town with a great combination of natural beauty and urban life style. ・・・

Western Washington University

usarakugo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 3:25:30 +0900

Today’s performance takes place at the Western Washington University. The venue is “Old Main Theater.” It has a seating capacity of 200. It looks really nice. I am really looking forward to seei・・・

Gonzaga University – Laugh Out Loud!!

usarakugo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 3:22:07 +0900

Today’s performance was held at Gonzaga University. When I entered the site, I saw my Rakugo fliers everywhere. (picture) I even recognized some people were wearing T-shirts with logo of "R・・・

I appeared on local TV Show!!

usarakugo — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 3:15:08 +0900

I got to opportunity to appear on a local TV morning show! I explained a little bit of Rakugo and its culture, and showed one of traditional Rakugo gestures, eating noodles. Suddenly, the reporter・・・