Vice Chairman: Saburota Kanze
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Kanze Saburota(Kanze Saburouta)
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He is the eldest son of Kanze Kiyokazu, the 26th head of the Kanze school of Buddhism.
A Noh actor of the Kanze school, specializing in the shite (lead) role. Born in 1999.
He studied under his father, Kiyokazu Kanze, the 26th head of the Kanze school.
Born in 1999, he is a descendant of Kan'ami and Zeami, the father and son who perfected Noh theater.
He received training from his father from a young age, and at the age of five, he made his stage debut in the Noh play "Kurama Tengu," performing in numerous plays as a child actor.
In 2009, he made his debut as the lead actor (shite) in "Gappo." He later performed as the shite in "Sagi," and in 2015, he made his debut wearing a Noh mask (dancing with a Noh mask for the first time) in "Tsunemasa." He has performed in works such as "Ishibashi," "Ran," "Okina," "Dojoji," and "Ataka," and is active both domestically and internationally as a leading figure among the next generation of Noh performers.
Furthermore, in July 2016, she performed with her father at a touring concert (6 performances over 5 days) at Lincoln Center in New York, receiving great acclaim and sold-out shows every day.
In October 2019, she performed Noh theater on behalf of Japan's traditional performing arts for heads of state, leaders, and delegations at the "Enthronement Ceremony and Banquet Hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife" and the "Social Dinner Hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife" at the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023. In March 2021, she performed with her father at the "Japan Expo Imperial Palace Outer Garden Special Performance" within the Imperial Palace grounds for the first time in approximately 100 years, performing "Chitose" and "Ishibashi."
Vice Chairman, Kanze-kai (General Incorporated Association) Vice Chairman, Kanze Bunko (General Incorporated Foundation)
A Noh actor of the Kanze school, specializing in the shite (lead) role. Born in 1999.
He studied under his father, Kiyokazu Kanze, the 26th head of the Kanze school.
Born in 1999, he is a descendant of Kan'ami and Zeami, the father and son who perfected Noh theater.
He received training from his father from a young age, and at the age of five, he made his stage debut in the Noh play "Kurama Tengu," performing in numerous plays as a child actor.
In 2009, he made his debut as the lead actor (shite) in "Gappo." He later performed as the shite in "Sagi," and in 2015, he made his debut wearing a Noh mask (dancing with a Noh mask for the first time) in "Tsunemasa." He has performed in works such as "Ishibashi," "Ran," "Okina," "Dojoji," and "Ataka," and is active both domestically and internationally as a leading figure among the next generation of Noh performers.
Furthermore, in July 2016, she performed with her father at a touring concert (6 performances over 5 days) at Lincoln Center in New York, receiving great acclaim and sold-out shows every day.
In October 2019, she performed Noh theater on behalf of Japan's traditional performing arts for heads of state, leaders, and delegations at the "Enthronement Ceremony and Banquet Hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife" and the "Social Dinner Hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife" at the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023. In March 2021, she performed with her father at the "Japan Expo Imperial Palace Outer Garden Special Performance" within the Imperial Palace grounds for the first time in approximately 100 years, performing "Chitose" and "Ishibashi."
Vice Chairman, Kanze-kai (General Incorporated Association) Vice Chairman, Kanze Bunko (General Incorporated Foundation)
