ART / EXHIBITIONS
Records of the body, beyond the stage.
Theatre photographs, oshiguma face-prints, paintings — expressions that remain after the curtain falls. The notes below are by the D-13 editorial team; words from Danjūrō himself will be added as they are recorded.
Photographing the empty theatre
A theatre just after the audience has gone, moments before the lights go down: the air of a performance just ended, and four hundred years of time in one room. Why photograph the empty theatre? His own answer will appear here.
Oshiguma — the body's memory of one night
An oshiguma is made when an actor presses the painted kumadori make-up from his face onto cloth or paper after a performance. Even for the same role, no two are alike — each carries that night's sweat and force. It is at once a record of a performance and a singular work of art.
Exhibitions
Fukuoka Solo Exhibition — Archive
Records and artwork commentary are being prepared for publication.
NEXT EXHIBITION
The next exhibition is in preparation — details will follow with the official announcement.
From the exhibitions
FROM THE OFFICIAL CHANNEL
KABUKU. / Ichikawa Danjūrō.Exhibitions and making, on film
市川團十郎、初の個展に密着｜写真にかける想いとは
Apr 23, 2026
Following him to his first solo exhibition, with his own account of why a man of the stage takes photographs.
VOICE FROM D-13
Why photograph? Why keep these records? Danjūrō's own words will be published here once recorded and reviewed (in preparation).
Photos and footage will be added as rights are cleared.