{"id":114622,"date":"2023-11-17T09:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/?p=114622"},"modified":"2023-11-17T09:28:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:28:51","slug":"waseda-weekly-wrap-up-oct-31-nov-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/news-en\/2023\/11\/17\/114622\/","title":{"rendered":"Waseda Weekly Wrap Up – Oct.30-Nov.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

New to Theater? Check this out: Director of Enpaku Ryuichi Kodama Talks About the Charm of Theater<\/h3>\n

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\u201cWhen you visit the theater, I want you to feel both what has stayed the same over time and what is different across cultures.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waseda Weekly\u2019s guest for this edition of \u201cEssence of Theater\u201d, produced along with Waseda Shogekijo Drama-kan Theater, was Professor Ryuichi Kodama of the Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. Professor Kodama took over as the ninth Director of The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum (commonly known as Enpaku) in April 2023. He is a critic and specialist of one of Japan\u2019s traditional theater arts: Kabuki.<\/p>\n

Professor Kodama believes that the arts, whether it\u2019s reading a story, watching a movie, or attending the theater, give us the opportunity to imagine our lives as they could have been or as they will never be. When asked what students can take away from theater performances in particular, Professor Kodama shared his opinion about the charms of the theater. Each performance is a once-in-a-lifetime, real-time experience that can never be repeated. The audience members together in the same place, at the same time, watching a performance of someone else\u2019s life with their own eyes is theater\u2019s biggest appeal.<\/p>\n

Considering Professor Kodama\u2019s specialty, Waseda Weekly asked more specifically about the charm of Kabuki. He replied that Kabuki and similar classical theater and literature are interesting because you often find yourself thinking, \u201cThat\u2019s still the same!\u201d or \u201cWe never could have come up with that now.\u201d He went on to describe how Kabuki is different than the Greek tragedies or Shakespeare\u2019s plays which rely heavily on reciting a script because it emphasizes how the actor performs. His advice for \u201ctheater newbies\u201d is to take advantage of your time as a student and at least try it out. If it doesn\u2019t suit you, it is ok to leave it. The collection of three-minute theater shorts at Enpaku\u2019s Japan Theater Digital Arts (JTDA) is one place to begin.<\/p>\n

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11\/4-5 was the Waseda Festival! For the First Time in Four Years Japan\u2019s Biggest School Festival Returns in Full Force<\/h3>\n

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\u201cTowards a Festival that Says \u2018This is Waseda Today\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the last three years the Waseda Festival, Japan\u2019s largest school festival, has been held with restrictions in place to help reduce the spread of the Coronavirus. Finally, in 2023, the festival returned in full force! In this piece, Waseda Weekly asked \u201cWaseda Festival 2023\u201d\u2019s Event Staff Representative Masayuki Samizo (third-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics) and Public Relations Manager Chiho Sato (third-year student in the School of Political Science and Economics) about their experience planning the festival this year.<\/p>\n

Masayuki first discussed overcoming the difficulty of planning an event with staff who have never experienced it without restrictions in place. In 2020 the festival was held entirely online while 2021\u2019s Waseda Festival was carried out in a hybrid style, partially on-campus\/partially online. In 2022 attendees were required to have tickets to enter the campus. Masayuki and his team embraced these new festival forms to deliver a \u201cNew Style of Waseda Festival\u201d in 2023, which included live streaming of the main stages and a large increase in the number of planned events and food and drink stalls.<\/p>\n

Masayuki and Chiho shared their recommendations for how to enjoy the 2023 festival. These included coin machines, or gachagacha, with prizes containing information on recommended events inside, festival tours conducted by the event staff, the Waseda Parade, and the Eco Candle Project. The organizers hope you enjoyed it!<\/p>\n

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Harmonicas with Flutes and Basses?! A Diverse Student Music Club: \u201cWaseda Harmonica Society\u201d<\/h3>\n

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\u201cWe pride ourselves on how well we all get along.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Waseda Harmonica Society\u2019s (WASEHAMO) Deputy Secretary General Kaho Yanagida, a second-year student in the School of Law, describes it as a big band music club with a focus on the harmonica. Most members show up without ever having picked up a harmonica, but they catch on quickly thanks to how easy it is to play. Some readers may be wondering, \u201cBut is it only harmonicas?\u201d Actually, members playing the harmonica part only make up about 20% of the total. WASEHAMO is also home to flute players, clarinet players, and even drum, guitar, and bass players, so it\u2019s a great choice for musicians looking for a place to play their preferred instrument or try something new!<\/p>\n

For Kaho, WASEHAMO\u2019s charm lies in the close relationships shared by the members. After practice they often eat out together, and on days off, they meet up. Kaho chose WASEHAMO because of its good balance between seriousness and playfulness and due to the kindness of the senior members, who helped her learn to play the bass. They meet every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday and perform two to three times a year. The next concert will be held in December. Check out Wasehamo’s social media including Instagram for more information!<\/p>\n

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New to Theater? Check this out: Director of Enpaku Ryuichi Kodama Talks About the Charm of Theater \u201cWhen you v […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3613,"featured_media":114624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,204],"tags":[24,30,53,56,70,84,93,245],"class_list":["post-114622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-backnumber-en","tag-events","tag-student-activities","tag-arts","tag-culture","tag-student-activities-en","tag-culture-en","tag-student-en","tag-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114622"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114674,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114622\/revisions\/114674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}