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Rakugo
Stéphane Ferrandez is performing a selection of Rakugo stories.
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Rakugo is the art of "speech with a punch line." This punch line often takes the simple form of a pun. In a codified art, the storyteller kneels on a cushion and can only move his upper body. This formal constraint forces the performer to develop all his vocal and rhythmic abilities, sparing his effects to exacerbate the expected punch line better.
Stéphane Ferrandez, Rakugo performer, tells a selection of stories from the Rakugo repertoire.