Audiences will have the rare chance to witness the old art form of kabuki as Japan’s Heisei Nakamura-za kabuki company performs a revival of a 19th-century ghost story called “The Ghost Tale of the Wet Nurse Tree” on July 5.
The presentation will include a demonstration of various walking styles used by characters in kabuki plays, as well how to use a dance fan stage prop, in order to familiarize audiences with the art.
July 5 at 11 am. Admission is free.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center [Broadway between W. 62nd and W. 63rd streets on the Upper West Side, (212) 875–5000, atrium.lincolncenter.org].
