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DESCRIPTION:<strong>Tomoeda Akiyo</strong>&nbsp\;is a&nbsp\;<em>shite\,</em
 >&nbsp\;or principal role actor from the Kita School of Noh. Tomoeda train
 ed under Grand Master Kita Minoru and made his stage debut in 1947. Signif
 icant Noh plays he has performed in include:&nbsp\;<em>Shojo-midare</em>\,
 <em>&nbsp\;Okina</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Sotoba Komachi</em>and&nbsp\;<em>Obasute
 </em>. Tomoeda&lsquo\;s first international appearance was in New York in 
 1964 under The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program\, followed by stops in Washi
 ngton D.C.\, Boston and Chicago. Tomoeda also performed abroad in America 
 in 1974 and 1975\, Norway in 1997 and South Korea in 2001. He became holde
 r of Important Intangible Cultural Properties for Noh theater in 1982 and 
 was designated a Living National Treasure by the Japanese Government in 20
 08. Tomoeda is a recipient of the 28th Ministry of Education of the Govern
 ment of Japan Fine Arts New Face Award\, the 45th Ministry of Education of
  the Government of Japan Fine Arts Award\, the 16th Kanze Hisao Memorial H
 osei University Noh Theater Award\, the prestigious purple Ribbon Medal by
  Japanese Government\, the Imperial Prize from The Japan Art Academy and t
 he Pola Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture Award
 . Tomoeda will perform in&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.japansociety.org/event
 /treasured-noh-plays-from-the-desk-of-wb-yeats">two Noh performances</a>&n
 bsp\;at Japan Society on November 19 &amp\; 20.&nbsp\;\n<strong>\n</strong
 >Part of the&nbsp\;<strong>Image-in-Focus</strong>&nbsp\;gallery talk seri
 es:\nSelect Sundays at 2 PM\, through January 14\, 2017.&nbsp\;\n<strong>\
 nOctober 16\, 2016</strong>:&nbsp\;<strong>Javier de Frutos</strong>\, cho
 reographer of At Twilight/The Hawk's Dance\n<strong>December 4\, 2016</str
 ong>:&nbsp\;<strong>Carrie Preston</strong>\, associate professor of Engli
 sh and director of the Women's\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies Program\, 
 Boston Univesity\nCap off your weekend at Japan Society Gallery with these
  energetic\, 20-minute conversations with leading curators\, writers\, art
 ists and specialists of Japanese art. Drop by to hear their unique perspec
 tives on select highlights from Gallery's fall exhibition\,&nbsp\;<a href=
 "http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/gallery/simon-starling-at-twili
 ght"><strong><em>Simon Starling: At Twilight</em></strong></a>.&nbsp\;\n<e
 m>Free with admission to the exhibition. Groups are limited to 30\, first-
 come\, first-served basis.</em>
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SUMMARY:Image-in-Focus: Tomoeda Akiyo
URL:/en/events/2016/11/20/image-in-focus-tomoeda-akiyo/
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