Nakamura Senjaku III is a talented wagotoshi and onnagata trained in the great tradition of the Kamigata Kabuki.
November 1967: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Nakamura Hirotarô.
January 1995: Nakamura Hirotarô and his elder brother Nakamura Tomotarô respectively take the name of Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V at the Nakaza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Princess Yaegaki and Hiranoya Tokubê in the dramas "Jusshukô" and "Sonezaki Shinjû".
April 1995: Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V celebrate their shûmei in Tôkyô at the Kabukiza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Hinadori and the shirabyôshi Sakurako in the classic "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" and the dance-drama "Ninin Dôjôji".
October 1995: Nakamura Senjaku III and Nakamura Kanjaku V celebrate their shûmei in Nagoya at the Misonoza; the new Senjaku plays the roles of Osato and Princess Yuki in the dramas "Tsubosaka" and "Kinkakuji".
August~September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.
September 1999: revival at the Minamiza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Ogasawara Sôdô"; Senjaku plays the roles of Odai-no-Kata and Ohaya [casting].
May ~ June 2001: Chikamatsuza tour and several Kabuki seminars in England. Senjaku, his father Ganjirô and his brother Kanjaku play in the dance-drama "Tsuri Onna" and Chikamatsu Monzaemon's masterpiece "Sonezaki Shinjû".
June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.
July 2004: Fifth edition of the Heisei Nakamuraza, staged abroad for the first time; Nakamura Kankurô and his troupe, which includes Nakamura Hashinosuke, Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô and Nakamura Shichinosuke, perform in Boston (8~10 July, Cutler Majestic Theatre), New York City (17~25 July, Lincoln Center) and Washington DC (28 July, Warner Theater). In Boston and Washington, the troupe presents the dances "Bô Shibari" and "Renjishi". In New York, an Edo 545-seat traditional theater is built within the Lincoln Center and the troupe presents the great Kamigata drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami".
June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII) with the production of "Sakura Hime"; Senjaku plays the role of Nagaura.
March~April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production (in two different programs) of "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan"; Senjaku plays the roles of Osode/Ohana or Satô Yomoshichi/Kobotoke Kohei.
July 2007: second Heisei Nakamuraza tour in the USA, in New York (Lincoln Center, 16~22 July) and Washington (Warner Theatre, 26 July); Senjaku plays in New York the role of a priest and Okumi in "Renjishi" and "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage". He also plays in Washington the role of Yoshitsune in "Kanjinchô".
May~June 2008: first Heisei Nakamuraza tour in Europe, in Berlin at the The House of World Cultures (Germany) from the 14th to the 21st of May 2008 and in Sibiu (Rumania) from the 29th of May to the 1st of June 2008 for the International Theatre Festival; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji in the drama "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" [casting].
June 2008: 9th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki with the production of "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami"; Senjaku plays the role of Danshichi's wife Okaji.
July 2009: 10th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki.
September 2009: Heisei Nakamuraza in Nagoya.
June 2010: 11th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki.
July 2010: Heisei Nakamuraza in Matsumoto.
October 2014: the October Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza commemorates the 26th anniversary (27th memorial service) and the 2nd anniversary (3rd memorial service) of late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVII and late Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII.
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