This week’s UH News Images of the Week are from UH Mānoa’s Kennedy Theatre.
2024 marks the centennial anniversary of the first known English-language kabuki ever performed in Hawaiʻi, which started at UH Mānoa. To celebrate the milestone, Kennedy Theatre presents The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves, premiering on April 19.
Ticket prices range $8–$25 for the performances on April 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2 p.m.
The production of five distinctive thieves with a mastery of masquerade and captures schemes and back stories that lead to shocking revelations, surprising reunions and startling twists. The 40 cast members were trained by award-winning kabuki actor Monnosuke Ichikawa VIII and his two apprentices, Utaki Ichikawa and Takishō Ichikawa (all three are apart of the same ‘acting family’) on campus, and the ensemble of 13 musicians was trained by esteemed Kabuki percussionist Kashiwa Senjirō.
Read more about how UH Mānoa students trained as actors and musicians.
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