Publié le 8 septembre 2026 – Mis à jour le 9 septembre 2026

To celebrate 160 years of friendship between Japan and Belgium, the Kanze Noh Theater from Tokyo will present a special Noh performance at BOZAR on 26 September. Ahead of this special performance, Prof. Bugne (ULB), a specialist in Japanese language, culture and Noh, will introduce this remarkable art form at the JICC.

One of the world’s oldest performing arts, Noh is a Japanese musical dance-drama with a 700-year history and is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, combines music, drama, masks, and exquisite costumes.

In this lecture, Prof. Bugne (ULB), a specialist in Japanese language, culture, and Noh, will introduce the fascinating world of Noh.
 

Magali Bugne

Magali Bugne is a Professor of Japanese Language and Culture at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), affiliated with the East Asian Studies Centre (EASt). A specialist in Noh theatre, her research focuses on its contemporary forms and their reinterpretations in intercultural and popular contexts.

After completing a PhD in Japanese Studies at the University of Strasbourg and a JSPS-CNRS postdoctoral fellowship at Waseda University, she was an affiliated researcher at the Nogami Research Institute (Hōsei University) and coordinated the research component of a project supported by the French Ministry of Culture on representations of femininity in Noh. She is currently leading a project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Kakenhi, Program C) on the interactions between contemporary Noh creations and Japanese popular culture.

Date(s)
Le 25 septembre 2026

Doors: 17:00 | Lecture: 17:30

Lieu(x)

Japan Information and Cultural Centre (JICC) [rue Van maerlant 1 - 1040 Brussels]

Partenaire(s)