KSAF: A Night of Traditional Edo Performing Arts

The Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival marks its 17th edition in 2026. This year's highlight, "A Night of Traditional Edo Performing Arts," features Tanaka Denjiro — a member of Sankyokai, the celebrated three-brother ensemble from a distinguished family of traditional Japanese music, and a designated bearer of Important Intangible Cultural Heritage — who personally curates, directs and performs the program for KSAF, guiding audiences into the spiritual core of traditional Japanese performing arts and a cultural legacy passed down through generations. The performance centers on the traditional performing arts established in the Edo period, an era that was not only the culmination of Japanese stage art forms but also