Center for the Art of East Asia
Kabuki in Print: Actor, Fans, Image, and Medium in Early Modern Japan and Beyond
From the 17th through 20th centuries, the woodblock print medium played a pivotal role in connecting kabuki actors and fans and engendering play between actor and role, vision and voice, and between the stage and the imagination. This intimate symposium seeks to bring together experts from theater, literature, and art history in order to study the collection and contribute their own insights on the relation between page and stage in the case of kabuki. The resulting insights will have implications for all who are interested in the relation between print technology, narrative, visual art, fan cultures, and the stage.
Please join us for the keynote lecture on this topic on Friday 4 November at 4.30pm, with a reception to follow. This event is free and open to the public. To register for the Zoom link, please click here. Persons requiring assistance should contact eastasia@uchicago.edu