April 12, 2004
Japanese Arts Master to Make Presentation
EVANSTON,
Ill. --- Theatre director Shozo Sato's Kabuki interpretations
of Shakespeare
and the Greek classicists - Kabuki Medea and Kabuki
Macbeth, for example -- have earned him a worldwide reputation.
On April 24 and May 22, this Japanese-born master of traditional
Japanese art forms will present a series of Saturday demonstrations
of Japanese tea ceremony, dance and art at Northwestern University.
A demonstration by A.D. Moore, a former student of Sato’s,
will take place May 8.
Each of the free, public events will take place at 1 p.m. in
the McCormick Auditorium of Norris University Center, 1999 Campus
Drive, on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Free parking is available
in the parking lot just off Sheridan Road on the southeastern side
of campus.
A professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, Sato founded
a Japanese cultural center in Urbana-Champaign. Educated in Japan,
he holds the highest diplomas available in Japanese tea ceremony,
flower arrangement and classical dance. In May, he will travel
to Japan to receive the highest honor in Japanese arts from the
Emperor of Japan.
Saturday, April 24,
Sato will present "Story
and Visual Image in Japanese Traditional Dance," using slides
to explain how the visual images he presents are related to the
lyrics and music of "Matsu no Midori" or "Evergreen
of the Pine." He will explain each step and dance pose before
performing the dance in its entirety.
Saturday, May 8, Former Sato student A.D. Moore
will use slides to demonstrate, compare and contrast Japanese and
Chinese tea ceremony practices
Saturday,
May 22, Sato will present "Sense of Beauty through
the Tea Ceremony." He will demonstrate the fundamental steps
of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and explain how the ceremony
relates to Zen philosophy. Lecturing and using slides, he also
will introduce the audience to Chinese, Korean and Japanese tea
bowls and to fine replicas of textiles used in the tea ceremony.
Sato is a visiting professor at Northwestern University's Weinberg
College of Arts and Sciences. He is the author of numerous books
and has given lecture/demonstrations and classes on Japanese culture
for nearly 40 years.
For information about these events sponsored by the Weinberg
School of Arts and Sciences, call Stacia at (847) 467-3005. |