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November 10, 2025

"A Page of Madness" Live benshi Performance with Ichiro Kataoka

Event Details

Date & Time

Monday, Nov 10, 2025 7:30 PM


Cost

Tickets: $17 general admission, $10 college student


Location

The Myrtle Woldson Center


Contact/Registration

Contact Box Office:
(509) 313-2787
M-F, Noon-5pm
www.gonzaga.edu/mwpac


Event Type & Tags

  • Academics
  • Arts Culture

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About This Event

Monday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m.The Myrtle Woldson Center hosts a screening of Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1926 silent horror classic "A Page of Madness," accompanied by a benshi performance. World-renowned and Tokyo-based benshi artist Ichiro Kataoka will provide live narration and commentary during the screening, accompanied by a new score for live cello and mixed electronic music by composer Dylan Champagne. Ichiro Kataoka's visit is co-sponsored by the Habib Institute for Asian Studies and the Japan Foundation-Los Angeles.

General Admission Seating (Recital Hall)

Recommended for ages 6 and up