NEW YORK—Some years ago I had the pleasure and privilege of appearing in the classic Kabuki play “Kanjincho” at New York’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Theatre Arts. It was directed by Kubuki legends Matsumoto Koshiro VIII and Nakamura Matagoro II. We performed off-Broadway and at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Thus, I admit to being biased in favor of Japanese culture.
Rakugo is a centuries-old Japanese form of storytelling. It’s now being brought to New York’s New World Stages by the Canadian-born performer-director of Slovenian descent, Katsura Sunshine, whose given name is Gregory Robic. But don’t be fooled by Robic’s, that is, Mr. Sunshine’s seemingly inappropriate background.
