Bando Tamasaburo is one of Japan’s greatest onnagata (a male kabuki actor who performs female roles). Designated a National Living Treasure, a title given to those who promote an important part of traditional Japanese culture, this kabuki master performs with rising stars Shido Nakamura and Kotaro Nakamura.
• 2/4 (Thu.) ~ 2/21 (Sun.)
• 14:00~16:50, 18:00~20:50
• ¥5,000 ~ ¥18,000
• Hakataza Theater
• 2-1 Shimokawabatamachi, Hakata-ku
• 092-263-5858
• http://www.hakataza.co.jp/lineup/h28-2/index.php
Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn206, Feb. 2016)