How Katsura Sunshine brought Japanese comedy to Broadway

Описание: Meet Katsura Sunshine, a rakugo storyteller who sits down to talk to us about the tradition of rakugo and rakugo apprenticeships, as well as his journey into the Japanese comedy world and what it's like to be one of the first and only foreign rakugo storytellers.

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0:00 Intro
0:52 Meet Sunshine
1:23 First impression of Japan
3:36 First Kabuki experience
4:06 Moving to Japan
6:11 What is Rakugo?
8:15 History and growth of Rakugo
12:21 Journey to becoming Rakugo storyteller
18:13 How to find a Rakugo Master
26:50 What Rakugo Masters look for in an apprentice
29:57 Getting accepted as an apprentice
36:14 Starting as an official apprentice
37:59 What you learn after 3 years of apprenticeship
39:24 The process of learning a story
41:36 How to get a name from your master
42:20 How did the name Sunshine come
44:10 What it's like to prepare and perform a show
46:57 The structure of a performance and story
47:32 What are Rakugo stories about & examples
54:09 Making Rakugo suitable for an overseas audience
58:04 Does Rakugo change your humor, and is Rakugo affected by modern comedy
1:01:08 Is Rakugo expanding?
1:03:43 Where to watch Sunshine's shows
1:04:26 What is next for Sunshine
1:05:00 Rakugo story performance

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