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Andrea Antonini
- Feb 19
- 5 min
Setouchi Triennale Trip: Part 5 - Ogijima
This article tells about my trip to the Setouchi Triennale in July 2019. The morning atmosphere at Takamatsu port is effervescent. Visitors from all over the world buy tickets for their ferries and run here and there in search of the right pier for boarding. The smell of the sea in the early morning is energising, but sometimes the wafts of diesel exhaust coming from the ferries override the fresh sea breeze and recall the imminent short cruise. The ferry from Takamatsu to Og
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Hayati Mustaza
- Feb 15
- 2 min
The Legend of Hagoromo at Miho no Matsubara
Have you ever heard of The Legend of the Hagoromo or The Legend of the Celestial Maiden? Anime fans may know a somewhat similar version of the legend from a famous shojo manga or anime title Ayashi no Ceres. The legend is so famous that it has adaptations in other languages around the world. Well, the legend goes like this; A celestial maiden descended to earth and hung her hagoromo (feather robe) over a pine tree to take a bath. Then a fisherman who was walking by decided to
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Silvia Valentini
- Feb 7
- 4 min
The Traditional Theatre of Japan
The Japanese theatre has its roots in the primitive shamanic and magic beliefs, in the rites, music and dances spread in north-eastern Asia, under the influence of the two main heritage of tradition, Shinto and Buddhism. In Japan there are three main genres of traditional theatre: Nō, Kabuki and Bunraku. The early forms of Japanese theatre were dramatic and derived from the ancient liturgical representations that were held on religious holidays. Some ceremonies known as Kagu
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