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AsiaAlive is a free, interactive, drop-in program for all ages featuring live artist demonstrations, hands-on activities, and information on rotating themes.


 

 
 

Junko Izumi

Tokuro Miyake

Izumi Junko and Miyake Tokuro

 

Upcoming programs

AsiaAlive: Art of Laughter—The Kyogen Theater of Japan

Thursdays through Sundays, July 9 through 19

12:00 noon – 4:00 pm, North Court.

Free with admission

Be a part of the living tradition of Japanese Kyogen theater—kyogen literally means “wild speech” or “comical tales”—with Izumi Junko and Miyake Tokuro from Japan. They will demonstrate performance techniques and discuss their careers as the first female performers in this male-dominated field. Daughters of the nineteenth head of the Izumi school of Kyogen, Izumi and Miyake have been pioneers for opening the Kyogen stage to women while strictly following the rules of their art.

In conjunction with the special exhibition Lords of the Samurai.

Cosponsored with the Japan Society and the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.

About the artists:

Izumi Junko

The first daughter of the 19th generation head master of the Izumi School of Kyogen, Izumi Junko first appeared on the Kyogen stage at the age of three. She became the first professional female player in the male-dominated world of Kyogen, and a letter of appreciation from the Minister of Education in 1989. Her daughter, Izumi Kyoko, also appeared on stage at the age of three and is being trained to succeed this lineage of female Kyogen players.

Miyake Tokuro

The second daughter of the 19th generation head master of the Izumi school of Kyogen, Miyake Tokuro was born in 1972 and first appeared on the stage at the age of three. In 1989, she inherited her grandfather's stage name Miyake Tokuro and received a letter of appreciation from the Minister of Education. She regularly performs on stage and holds educational workshops for elementary and middle school students throughout Japan.

Together, Izumi and Miyake have performed Kyogen dramas in 30 cities in 12 countries including Italy, the UK, China, and the USA.

Izumi Junko and Miyake Tokuro will perform Kyogen drama with their brother Izumi Motoya, the 20th generation head master of the Izumi School of Kyogen, on July 16 in Samsung Hall. For ticket information, please see here.

 

 
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art projects to make at home

Enjoy art making activities for all ages.

For more fun art project ideas, please visit our past AsiaAlive resource page.

 

 
 

Niharika Mohanty
Photo by RJ Muna, courtesy of World Arts West.

 

Alumni News

Korea-American painter Kichung Lizee (AsiaAlive October 2003) was in a group show called Absgraphy (Abstract+Calligraphy) at Mulpa Space in Seoul, Korea in April and May, 2009. A catalog from this exhibition in the museum's library.

Hadi Tabatabai (AsiaAlive March 2005) is exhibiting in at inde/jacobs Gallery in Texas May-July, 2009.

Gene Yuen Yang, who demonstrated his comic art during the Tezuka exhibition (Summer 2006), started a serialized comic called "Prime Baby" in the New York Times Funny Pages in November 2008.

Odissi Dancer Niharika Mohanty (AsiaAlive May 2008) performed in the Ethnic Dance Festival June 21-22, 2008. For details of that performance, please click here.

Lucy Arai (AsiaAlive Dec 2005-Jan 2006), whose abstract contemporary works blend East Asian brushwork with sashiko running stitch embroidery, was featured in KQED's Spark with segments filmed at the museum. Watch the clip online at www.kqed.org.

Painter and installation artist Ala Ebtekar (AsiaAlive July 2006) was featured in the exhibition organized by the Asia Society entitled One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now.

 

 
   

Highlights and Resources from Past Programs

Read about previous AsiaAlive program materials and resources. Resources include readings, activity suggestions, videos and more!


 

 
   

Lead funding for the Asian Art Museum's education programs and activities is provided by the Bank of America Foundation.

Major support provided by the Freeman Foundation, the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, and the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation.

Additional support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Louise Rosenberg & Claude Rosenberg Jr. Family Foundation, the Louise M. Davies Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, the Mary M. Tanenbaum Fund, the Robert and Helen Odell Fund, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the Joseph R. McMicking Foundation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Dodge & Cox, the Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation, Inc., the Joel E. Ferris Foundation, and Bingham McCutchen.

             

Support for AsiaAlive is provided by the Walter & Elise Haas Fund.

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Artist travel provided by by United Airlines, the Official Airline of the Asian Art Museum.


 
       
 
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