
How do you ensure that a 400-year-old art form stays relevant and connects with new audiences? You innovate, kabuki actor Nakamura Shido II told Andrew McKirdy, but that doesn’t mean you forget your roots or compromise artistic integrity.

How do you ensure that a 400-year-old art form stays relevant and connects with new audiences? You innovate, kabuki actor Nakamura Shido II told Andrew McKirdy, but that doesn’t mean you forget your roots or compromise artistic integrity.
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