An Afternoon of Traditional Japanese Comedic Storytelling (rakugo)
Speaker: LORIE BRAU, Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Culture, University of New Mexico
Presentation on “Rakugo Performance: From the Neighborhood Yose to the World Stage"
followed by
Performance by Rakugo Master TOZABURO YANAGIYA
of short stories "The Zoo" in English and "Tokisoba" (Winter Noodles)
in Japanese with English subtitles
Rakugo is a form of traditional Japanese comic storytelling. The event will be in English and Japanese (w/ translation).
THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24
Reischauer Institute Japan Forum presentation co-sponsored by the Japanese Language Program at Harvard University
