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Dancing with the weight of remembrance, transforming the tragedy of atomic bombings into the strength to live
SHIMIZU Kanji, one of the most renowned Noh (Japanese traditional dance drama) performers in Japan, poses at the stage before his special modern Noh performance 'The Holy Mother of Nagasaki' in Sydney. Credit: SBS/Tessen-kai
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the war's end, a contemporary Noh play “The Holy Mother of Nagasaki” was performed in Sydney. We spoke with a renowned Noh actor Kanji Shimizu, who portrayed the entirely different two roles of the spirit of an atomic bomb victim and the Virgin Mary on stage.
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