I had the honor of performing at the 6th Enraku Sanyutei’s Rakugo recital in Ginza Jujiya. Rakugo is a Japanese traditional form of comic storytelling. Using only a paper fan (扇子 sensu) and a small cloth (手拭 tenugui) as props, Rakugo’s minimalistic style is one of the coolest arts we have in Japan. The master Enraku took us through a mesmerizing hour of storytelling. His storytelling was so good that I forgot I needed to perform next! I was completely drawn in by the funny but very human tale of a pickpocket in Edo. Famous for his sarcasm, of course he said “this big instrument takes up so much space on the stage! ”
昨日は銀座十字屋さんの「午後のサロン」で円楽師匠の後に演奏させて頂きました。銀座にちなんだお話からいつのまにかじーんとくる人情噺になり、本当に時を忘れるくらい師匠の話芸に引き込まれました。「寄席のように居心地が良い十字屋さんのホールですね、このピアノさえなければ…」いじって頂きました！ありがとうございます。
