Doji Shigeyama

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Doji Shigeyama

Kyogen artist of the Okura School. Born in Kyoto in 1983. Studied Kyogen as an apprentice of his grandfather, Shigeyama Sennojo II . First performed on stage in 1986 in the play “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” staged by his father Akira Shigeyama’s NOHO Gekidan company. He studied at the Kyoto International School (Jr. high school, high school). In 2006, Doji performed the difficult Kyogen stage, Tsurigikitsune as a demonstration of his acquired skills as an apprentice. In 2013, he wrote and directed his first “Hyakumanben” conte piece, and in 2014 he began his “Shinsaku ‘Jun’ Kyogen Marikouji” performance group to present new Kyogen plays he writes. In other wide-ranging activities he has used his English speaking skills in appearing regularly on the NHK language program “Purekiso English” and also performs as an actor in movies and works as a stage director, while also directing opera and is active with his chori poet group “ chori Doji.”

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