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An Evening of Sacred Music and Dances from Japan Kagura Ensemble of Chichibu Shrine
World Music (Audio)
55 minutes 4 seconds
12 years ago
An Evening of Sacred Music and Dances from Japan Kagura Ensemble of Chichibu Shrine
Enjoy this unique opportunity to experience Kagura (sacred music and ritual dances) from Chichibu, an important Shinto mountain shrine near Tokyo, in the first and only US performance of the shrine’s Kagura troupe. Chichibu Kagura, dating back to approximately the seventeenth century, with a repertory based on ancient myths, has been designated by the government as an Important Formless Folkloric Cultural Property. Organized by the East Asia Center; East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies; the International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies, UCSB; the International Shinto Foundation, New York; and Shinto Kokusai Gakkai. Series: "Soundscape" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24972]
