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Mick Rock is undoubtedly best know for his iconic photographs of 70’s legends Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, et al.

Now he points his camera at Kabuki’s Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII and his troop, “Heisei Nakamura-za”, for an exhibition at Tokyo Midtown Hall B, April 20-May 6 (1,00 yen admission; 10am - 8pm). I found it especially interesting as the only images I’d seen of Kabuki, were those of the actors on stage during performance. Rock, however, takes us behind the scenes and in doing so makes this wonderful art form that much more accessible.

If you’re in Tokyo, I highly recommend it. For further information, visit the Tokyo Midtown web site.

Note: Kabuki (歌舞伎), ,the individual characters, mean sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎).

Kabuki-za, Ginza, Tokyo.