Cinema Kabuki screened for non-Nipponese

Cinema Kabuki screened for non-Nipponese

Japan Foundation presents a screening of two Cinema Kabuki works — Renjishi (The Father And Son Shishi Lion Dance) and Rakuda (The Camel) — at Icon Cineconic, 6th floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, on Wednesday at 7pm.

Kabuki is a major classical theatre of Japan that was named as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008. Dating back to the 1600s, it has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating, with gorgeous costumes, stunning make-up and powerful dramas.

Since 2005, Kabuki production company Shochiku has…