A talk by Ebizo Ichikawa XI, one of the most prominent Kabuki actors today

Talk Event

02 / 27 / 16

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• Ahead of Carnegie Hall’s special “GRAND JAPAN THEATER” event, The Nippon Club will host a talk by actor Ebizo Ichikawa XI. Ebizo is known as the “Prince of Kabuki” and one of the most popular and talented Kabuki actors today. The talk will be conducted in the style of an interview by Kaoriko Kuge, Senior Anchor of Fujisankei Communications International, Inc. (An Interpreter will be present to provide English translation). Our Executive Chef’s special lunch box and a cocktail will be served before the talk. After the talk, a Group photo with Ebizo is also planned.

  Just days afterwards Ebizio will join with other acclaimed actors on March 1st, 2016 for a Carnegie Hall performance showcasing three different traditional Japanese art forms: Kabuki, Kyogen, and Noh. Please join us for a special talk that is sure to be an exciting event and one not to be missed.

  Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016
  11:30 am Door Open
  12:00 pm Lunch
  12:30 – 1:30 pm Talk
  1:35 pm Group photo with Ebizo
  1:45 pm Close

  Place: The Nippon Club 2nd Floor Rose Room
  145 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
  Tel: 212-581-2223 www.nipponclub.org

  Fee：
  Seat A Members $ 150 / Guests $ 170
  Seat B Members $ 140 / Guests $ 160
  Seat C Members $ 130 / Guests $ 150
  (Cocktail and Lunch are included.)

  For registration or inquiries, please contact Mr. Naito or Ms. Honda at 212-581-2223 or hnaito@nipponclub.org / yhonda@nipponclub.org.
  Cancellation after 5:00 pm on February 23 is not refundable.

  Ebizo Ichikawa XI
  Born in Tokyo on December 6, 1977, he made his first stage appearance at the age of six in 1983 at the Kabukiza Theater in the play, “The Tale of Genji”. In 1985, he was given the name Shinnosuke VII, an honorific name in the Ichikawa lineage of Kabuki actors. After a steady rise in the Kabuki world, he was granted the prestigious name Ebizo XI in May 2004. Some of the unique Kabuki-related activities in 2014 were his innovative collaboration among Kabuki, Noh and opera in Kyoto in April 2014, a one-year anniversary tribute to his father, the late Danjuro XII, in May (where he reenacted some of his father’s famous roles), his self-produced hit ABKAI 2014 in August, and his debut in Singapore in the fall. Ebizo also performs actively in film and television. Notable roles include the legendary warrior “Miyamoto Musashi” in the epic television series Musashi on NHK in 2003, and the tea master “Sen no Rikyu” in Ask This of Rikyu in 2013, for which he received the Japan Academy Award as Best Actor. Ebizo has performed extensively overseas throughout his career. He performed in Paris at the Théâtre national de Chaillot in October 2004 to celebrate his succession to the name Ebizo, and at the Paris Opera in 2007, where he was awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters. His last full-scale Kabuki production overseas was Shochiku Grand Kabuki in London and Rome in 2010.