■Events　Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

2019-6-5  The 17th Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

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Speaker

“Japanese Performing Arts in the Spanish-speaking World: Their Reception and the Role of a New Web Encyclopedia”
Mauricio Martinez Rodriguez  
Visiting Research Scholar, International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Spanish is a language spoken by 577 million people. Japan is known to those speakers through the publications of Japanese classical and modern literature and on other subjects, but the prints on performing arts are very rare, and considering the geographical range of countries where Spanish is spoken, distribution is not easy. To fill this gap, Prof. Martinez has been establishing a Web Encyclopedia of Japanese Performing Arts in Spanish, which introduces to the Spanish-speaking world Japanese traditional music, dance, theater, intangible heritage, and the Okinawan and Ainu cultures.
In this lecture, Prof. Martinez will talk about the concept and process of this ambitious undertaking, as well as the charm of Japanese performing arts he is trying to convey to non-Japanese speakers.
*This lecture will be held in English (without Japanese interpretation).

Commentator

Richard Emmert   Professor, Musashino University

Place:

Lecture Hall, International House of Japan (Address: 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032)

Start time:

18:30

End time:

20:00

Enrollment:

Required

Fee ：

Free

How to enroll:

Go to IHJ web site to register

Host:

International House of Japan

Co-host:

International Research Center for Japanese Studies