{"id":1563,"date":"2024-01-18T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cjrc\/?page_id=1563"},"modified":"2024-01-18T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T18:46:27","slug":"fall-2015-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cjrc\/fall-2015-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2015 Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Kyogen Workshop with Nomura Manzo<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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August 26, 2015<\/b>
\n5:00 PM to 6:30 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY In this interactive workshop with Kyogen Actor Nomura Manzo, we will learn the secret techniques of walking, laughing, and living on the Kyogen stage.\u00a0 This event is co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the USC Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Flyer\u00a0|&n…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Buddhist Worldviews and Sense of Place in Medieval Japanese Concepts of Sovereign Power<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 1, 2015<\/b>
\n12:00 PM to 1:45 PM<\/p>\n

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\n Book Talk- “Japan: A Reverence for Beauty” – by Gil Garcetti<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 2, 2015<\/b>
\n1:00 PM to 2:15 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY A presentation by Gil Garcetti (former LA District Attorney and father of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti) about his book of photography,\u00a0Japan: A Reverence for Beauty.\u00a0 Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION \u201cWhy are\u00a0the Japanese so unique in their\u00a0referen…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n From the Dressing Room to Center Stage: Glimpses behind the Kabuki Curtain<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 22, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 6:15 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY A kabuki demonstration by actor Nakamura Gankyo, sponsored by the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (CJRC). \u00a0 DESCRIPTION Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP\u00a0 Kabuki is one of Japan\u2019s three great traditional theatrical forms. Knowledge and traditions …<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Two Unheralded Transpacific Pioneers<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 24, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 5:45 PM<\/p>\n

Native American Explorer, Ranald MacDonald, and Comicbook Artist, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama SUMMARY In a talk illustrated with slides, Frederik L. Schodt, will introduce the story of two pioneers, and discuss what they accomplished, why they were forgotten, and why they should be remembered. F…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 24, 2015<\/b>
\n12:00 PM to 1:30 PM<\/p>\n

How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan\u2014and Japan to the West Author Fred L. Schodt discusses Professor Risley who introduced circus to Japan. Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION On New Year\u2019s Eve, 1866, Professor Risley arrived in San Francisco from Yokoh…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n The Continuing Allure of Hayao Miyazaki<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 25, 2015<\/b>
\n8:00 PM to 11:00 PM<\/p>\n

With film screening of “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness” SUMMARY Go inside one of the most celebrated animation studios, Studio Ghibli in this documentary directed by Mami Sunada. The film follows the the three men who are the lifeblood of Studio Ghibli- diretor Hayao Miyazaki, the…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Bridging the Pacific: Synergy between Japanese-English Translation and Interpretation<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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September 25, 2015<\/b>
\n12:00 PM to 1:30 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY Translator and interpreter Beth Cary discusses her experience in the field including how to tackle the frustrations that arise in the translation process.\u00a0 Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION The challenge of translation often is finding the right word, the right ph…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Rengapoi: Hyper-Arts Innovation Japan Style<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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October 3, 2015<\/b>
\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM<\/p>\n

Like Japanese linked verse (Renga) poets of old, four artists inspire and riff off of one other in unexpected ways. Enka superstar Jero, video animator Yoriko Mizushiri, legendary illlustrator Katsuya Terada, and creative genius Matt Fargo share a single stage.\u00a0 This event is co-sponsored by…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Painting Enlightenment: The Art and Science of the Heart Sutra<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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October 12, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 5:45 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY Paula Arai (LSU) discusses the paintings of Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917-2002) whose work expressed the resonances between Buddhist and scientific investigations about the nature of reality.\u00a0 Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION Scientists and artists are often the vanguard …<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n “El M\u00e9xico m\u00e1s Cercano a Jap\u00f3n \/ The Closest Mexico to Japan”- a Film Screening and Discussion with Shinpei Takeda<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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October 13, 2015<\/b>
\n11:30 AM to 2:00 PM<\/p>\n

Don’t miss this rare screening of\u00a0El M\u00e9xico m\u00e1s Cercano a Jap\u00f3n \/ The Closest Mexico to Japan.\u00a0The screening will be followed by a conversation\u00a0with the film’s Director\/Producer\/Editor, Shinpei Takeda. Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION ..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Kabuki Performance Workshop<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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October 16, 2015<\/b>
\n2:00 PM to 4:00 PM<\/p>\n

A kabuki performance workshop with Laurence Kominz (Portland State University). Sponsored by the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture\u00a0 Laurence Kominz, a scholar, actor, and experienced theatrical director, has years of experience training students in various Japanese …<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Dramatizing the Space of Shinjuku: Violence, Theater, and Voice in Tokyo, 1968-1969<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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November 3, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 5:45 PM<\/p>\n

William Marotti (UCLA) discusses the specifics of youth counterculture and politics in Japan during 1968 and the related, abject category of\u00a0“f\u016bten”(layabouts).\u00a0 Flyer\u00a0|\u00a0RSVP \u00a0 DESCRIPTION As described in the top secret CIA study, Restless Youth, a stro…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Twelfth-Century Innovations in the Formative Process of the Sh\u014den System<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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November 5, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

SUMMARY Saho Kamakura (Shuto Daigaku Tokyo) explores the reorganization of early estates into an entirely new system of landholding in the 12th century and the role of retired monarchs and their subordinate housemen in this reoganization process. This event is co-sponsored by the USC Project f…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n What Does the Record Tell Us About Proprietorship at Kagato no Sho (Bizen Province) in the Era of Taira Hegemony?<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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November 6, 2015<\/b>
\n10:00 AM to 1:00 PM<\/p>\n

This workshop is a continuation of Saho Kamakura’s (Shuto Daigaku Tokyo) lecture on\u00a0new medieval estates\u00a0in the 12th century and the role of retired monarchs and their subordinate housemen in this reorganization process. Join Kamakura as she introduces and explains the documents she ci…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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\n Art Place Japan LA: A Conversation on Creative Placemaking<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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November 13, 2015<\/b>
\n4:15 PM to 5:45 PM<\/p>\n

Fram Kitagawa, founder and director of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale and the creators of Play the LA River talk about creative approaches to placemaking and community vitality on two continents. This event is co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation with support from\u00a0the UW-JSPS Joint Symposi…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n

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