Tamasaburo visited Beijing, China [December 2006]

The next place Tamasaburo visited was Beijing. Here are some photos from that news article.





Here's the article in full text
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日本歌舞伎大師訪京
2006-12-26 12:12:56

近日,日本歌舞伎大師坂東玉三郎再度訪京,日本nhk電視台隨訪。坂東玉三郎在國際藝術舞台上享有盛譽，是歌舞伎的領軍人物，他對中國京劇十分熱愛，對男旦藝術造詣深厚，對男旦人才的培養注入了很多心血。

此次來京，在梨園劇場、湖廣會館拍攝了京劇、昆曲選場，並與宣武區文化委主任許立仁、日本東京大學教授靳飛及演員進行了交流和探討。坂東玉三郎壹行順訪了宣南文化博物館，對宣武區源遠流長的曆史和文化積澱表示了敬佩，對宣武區在未來五年打造文化演藝區給予極大的關注。據悉，明年坂東玉三郎計劃來京推出歌舞伎版《遊園驚夢》。

新聞來源：宣武區文化委員會
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According to that article, Tamasaburo and the NHK crew filmed additional footage at Liyuan Theater (梨園劇場) and Huguang Guild Hall (湖廣會館).

Tamasaburo also visited some local musuems, and participated in several cultural exchange conferences while he was in Beijing.

Here's another blog that talks about his visit.