{"id":79977,"date":"2013-07-31T14:21:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T05:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=40554"},"modified":"2016-04-01T02:14:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T17:14:56","slug":"the-sequel-to-a-collection-of-jokes-worldwide-on-japanese","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/the-sequel-to-a-collection-of-jokes-worldwide-on-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Sequel to A Collection of Jokes Worldwide on Japanese\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 22nd edition of the Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center Reading Session uses performance to examine the way in which Japan as a country and its people are represented abroad in common jokes. Director Seiji Nozoe adapted the script from \u201cThe Sequel to A Collection of Jokes Worldwide on Japanese\u201d &#8211; a book by journalist Takashi Hayasaka. The popular \u201creading session\u201d series has become known to be unique and engaging for the audience, actors and production teams due to its three rules: (1) Any kind of dramatic presentation is allowed, but all actors must hold copies of the script during their performance on stage. (2) The performance must incorporate live music. (3) All production staff must be professionals. Sounds interesting? Don\u2019t miss the show at the Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center &#8211; maybe you\u2019ll hear your favourite jokes or learn some new ones during the session!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40555\" alt=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/reading.png?resize=594%2C844\" width=\"594\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/reading.png?w=594&amp;ssl=1 594w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/reading.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center Reading Session vol.22<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe Sequel to A Collection of Jokes Worldwide on Japanese\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitakyushu-performingartscenter.or.jp\/event\/2013\/0831read.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kitakyushu-performingartscenter.or.jp\/event\/2013\/0831read.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 8\/31~9\/2<br \/>\n\u2022 Small Theater, Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center<br \/>\n\u2022 Adv. &amp; Door: \u00a51,500 *Children under pre-school age not admitted.<br \/>\n\u2022 Google map: <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/mHJSV\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/mHJSV<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 1-1-1 Muro-machi, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka<br \/>\n\u2022 Contact Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center : phone 093-562-2655, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitakyushu-performingartscenter.or.jp\/inquiry\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Online Contact Form<\/a><br \/>\nShowing times: *Doors open 30 minutes before shows start<br \/>\n\u2022 8\/31 (Sat.), 18:00 [Includes post-performance talk]<br \/>\n\u2022 9\/1 (Sun.), 14:00<br \/>\n\u2022 9\/2 (Mon.), 14:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/yyk1.ka-ruku.com\/kicpac\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online<\/a> (24hrs except 3:00~4:00), Kitakyushu Performing Arts Ticket Booth (10:00~19:00). <a href=\"http:\/\/t.pia.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ticket Pia<\/a>: 0570-02-9999 (P Code: 427-355), <a href=\"http:\/\/l-tike.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Lawson Ticket<\/a>: 0570-084-008 (L Code: 85372)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 22nd edition of the Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center Reading Session uses performance to examine the way in which Japan as a country and its people are represented abroad in common jokes. Director Seiji Nozoe adapted the script from \u201cThe Sequel to A Collection of Jokes Worldwide on Japanese\u201d &#8211; a book by journalist Takashi Hayasaka. The popular \u201creading session\u201d series has become known to be unique and engaging for the audience, actors and production teams due to its three rules: (1) Any kind of dramatic presentation is allowed, but all actors must hold copies of the script during their performance on stage. (2) The performance must incorporate live music. (3) All production staff must be professionals. Sounds interesting? Don\u2019t miss the show at the Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center &#8211; maybe you\u2019ll hear your favourite jokes or learn some new ones during the session!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":40555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-79977","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","event-type-stage","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/79977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}