Aussie students happily ‘trapped’ in Kabuki – Shun Ikeda

The troupe performs traditional Kabuki plays almost entirely in Japanese, with some English translations and ad-libs inserted

The troupe performs traditional Kabuki plays almost entirely in Japanese, with some English translations and ad-libs inserted Source: Australian National University

Za Kabuki, a unique student club at the Australian National University, has been thriving for nearly 30 years under the direction of Shun Ikeda, a senior lecturer at ANU. He shares the history behind the club and tells us why so many Aussie students are under the spell of the Kabuki troupe. (Part 1 of 2)



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