Space is limited and registration is required. Please email umma-program- registration@umich.edu

Exhibition co-curators Natsu Oyobe and Mariko Okada will lead an in-depth exploration of Kabuki prints in conjunction with the UMMA exhibition Japanese Prints of Kabuki Theater from the Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Art. This workshop is designed for a general audience. Participants will become familiar with Kabuki prints and theater, as well as the popular culture and society of the late Edo period.

Kabuki prints are filled with information on the popular culture and human experience of the late Edo Period. Kabuki attracted enormous attention and developed a huge following in the late Edo Period—a phenomenon comparable to contemporary movie and television stars. The prints’ enormous popularity contributed to advances in print technology, facilitating an unprecedented speed of production and a sophisticated system of distribution and circulation.
This workshop is for generalists. Another workshop requiring a reading fluency of Japanese and a basic knowledge of Kabuki theater will be offered on Friday, November 4, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Registration is required for both workshops. Email umma-program-registration@umich.edu.

Lead support for the exhibition Japanese Prints of Kabuki Theater from the Collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Art is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, the National Endowment for the Arts, the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Endowment, AISIN, and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. Additional generous support is provided by the Japan Foundation and the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies.