Tsutsui Tokujirō

Tsutsui Tokujirō
Tsutsui Tokujirō
Born	1881; Osaka
Died	1953; Kyoto

Tsutsui Tokujirō (1881-1953) was a Japanese performer born in Osaka, Japan.

Career

Tokujirō began his performance career at 19, performing in a shinpa troupe led by Fukui Mohei[1]^:23

In 1920 he formed a troupe of actors, which toured the Kansai region, though they also had several shows in Asakusa.[1]^:23 As part of the troupe he 'established a solid reputation in kengeki 剣劇 swordplay dramas.'[1]

Western tour

The Tsutsui Troupe was one of the first groups to bring traditional Japanese performance to the United States and Europe.[2] They presented a series of works based on Kabuki plays 'in a mélange of styles with an emphasis on swordplay to appeal to audiences.'[3]^{:154, n.192}

United States

Under the production of Itō Michio The troupe performed In Los Angeles at the Figueroa Theatre in February,[3]^:154 and at the Booth Theatre in New York City in March and April 1930.[2]^:344

Europe

They went on to perform at the Théâtre Pigalle in Paris from May–June 1930.[2]^:344 The performances were attended by seminal directors such as Jacques Copeau, Charles Dullin,[4] and Vsevolod Meyerhold.[3]^{:154, n.192} The troupe then travelled to London for performances at the Globe Theatre on 24 June 1930.[5]

References

Tschudin, Jean-Jacques (2016-01-01). "Kabuki's Early Ventures onto Western Stages (1900‑1930):Tsutsui Tokujirō in the footsteps of Kawakami and Hanako". Cipango - French Journal of Japanese Studies. English Selection (5). doi:10.4000/cjs.1168. ISSN 2268-1744.
Tian, Min (2014). "Theater of Transposition: Charles Dullin and the East Asian Theater". Comparative Drama. 48 (4): 333–370. doi:10.1353/cdr.2014.0028. ISSN 1936-1637.
Rodman, Tara (2017) Altered Belonging: The Transnational Modern Dance of Itō Michio. (PhD Dissertation, Northwestern University). Available athttps://arch.library.northwestern.edu/concern/generic_works/c821gj87v Accessed 25 July 2020.
Tian, Min (2018), ""Free Transposition": The Use of Nō by Jacques Copeau and Suzanne Bing", The Use of Asian Theatre for Modern Western Theatre, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 99–128, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97178-0_5, ISBN 978-3-319-97177-3, retrieved 2020-07-24
Tian, Min (2016-08-09). "Authenticity and Usability, or "Welding the Unweldable": Meyerhold's Refraction of Japanese Theatre". Asian Theatre Journal. 33 (2): 310–346. doi:10.1353/atj.2016.0033. ISSN 1527-2109. S2CID 201746999.

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[:0-1] Tschudin, Jean-Jacques (2016-01-01). "Kabuki's Early Ventures onto Western Stages (1900‑1930):Tsutsui Tokujirō in the footsteps of Kawakami and Hanako". Cipango - French Journal of Japanese Studies. English Selection (5). doi:10.4000/cjs.1168. ISSN 2268-1744.

[:1-2] Tian, Min (2014). "Theater of Transposition: Charles Dullin and the East Asian Theater". Comparative Drama. 48 (4): 333–370. doi:10.1353/cdr.2014.0028. ISSN 1936-1637.

[:2-3] Rodman, Tara (2017) Altered Belonging: The Transnational Modern Dance of Itō Michio. (PhD Dissertation, Northwestern University). Available athttps://arch.library.northwestern.edu/concern/generic_works/c821gj87v Accessed 25 July 2020.

[4] Tian, Min (2018), ""Free Transposition": The Use of Nō by Jacques Copeau and Suzanne Bing", The Use of Asian Theatre for Modern Western Theatre, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 99–128, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97178-0_5, ISBN 978-3-319-97177-3, retrieved 2020-07-24

[5] Tian, Min (2016-08-09). "Authenticity and Usability, or "Welding the Unweldable": Meyerhold's Refraction of Japanese Theatre". Asian Theatre Journal. 33 (2): 310–346. doi:10.1353/atj.2016.0033. ISSN 1527-2109. S2CID 201746999.