{"id":337,"date":"2026-05-24T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/?p=337"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:44:39","slug":"gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Gang du Zabuton au INALCO 2026 | Human Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tcdce-body\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-340\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nThursday afternoon, March 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13th arrondissement. That day, the halls of INALCO \u2014 the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations \u2014 were filled with Japanese from morning on. The Journ\u00e9e du Japon, the annual event organised by the student association Dejima. Koto, taiko, calligraphy, matcha \u2014 people who love Japanese culture, friends of performers, families and curious visitors of all ages, gathering in the building for one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 15 heures, St\u00e9phane Ferrandez et le Gang du Zabuton sont entr\u00e9s dans l'auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing they did was not rearrange the chairs.<br \/>\nThey placed a single cushion at the centre of the stage. That was all.<br \/>\nWhen St\u00e9phane began to speak, something shifted in the room.<\/p>\n<p>This year, four performers received their rakugo names.<br \/>\nGattchiri Zabuton (Alain Marras), Kosumosu Zabuton (\u00c9meline Aelig), Sh\u00f4jiki Zabuton (Alexandre Cyprien-Scerri), and Kiryoku Zabuton (Mycki-kun).<\/p>\n<p>The stories are adapted by Sandrine Garbuglia, who transforms the group&#8217;s translations into full French-language rakugo scripts.<br \/>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-337 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_4.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_7.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_9.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_13.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_13.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nRakugo lives and ends on that one cushion. Armed with only a fan and a small cloth, the storyteller plays multiple characters alone, shifts scenes, weaves laughter and silence. No set, no lighting design. All that is needed is a voice, a body, and someone to listen.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/&quot;}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-337 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_15.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_18.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_18.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nAn Edo-period story, told in French. A performing art born four hundred years ago rising up, in this moment, before an audience in Paris. Laughter came. A beat of silence. Then laughter again. Not laughter filtered through translation \u2014 laughter that arrived directly, carried by the story itself.<br \/>\nLe Gang du Zabuton \u2014 &#8220;the cushion gang.&#8221; France&#8217;s first permanent rakugo company, a group of eight performers who have taken part in INALCO&#8217;s Journ\u00e9e du Japon every year since 2022.<br \/>\nThis year, each of them received a rakugo name.<br \/>\nTo carry a name is to carry a readiness to stand on stage. These seven names mark the beginning of a new chapter for the group.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_23.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_23\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_23.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-362\" \/><br \/>\nEven after the performance ended, the audience stayed still for a while.<\/p>\n<p>In Paris, before a room full of people drawn together by their love of Japan \u2014 French performers bringing a classical Japanese art to life. The scene had something of a quiet miracle about it.<\/p>\n<p>The rakugo master <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tatekawa_Danshi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Tatekawa Danshi<\/b><\/a> once said: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rakugo is the affirmation of human karma.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a corner of Paris, a group of French performers are keeping that affirmation alive.<\/p>\n<p>And it shows in everything St\u00e9phane does.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/gang-du-zabuton-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026\/2026_0326inalco_22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_22.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"885,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_0326inalco_22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_22.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_0326inalco_22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Le Gang du Zabuton, please see our first article here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/en\/sharing-the-spirit-of-rakugo-le-gang-du-zabuton\/\">\u25b6https:\/\/humanlight.world\/en\/sharing-the-spirit-of-rakugo-le-gang-du-zabuton\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Photography &#038; text: Mariko Akimoto \/ Studio Tales<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday afternoon, March 26, 2026. 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13th arrondissement. That day, the halls of INALCO \u2014 the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations \u2014 were filled with Japanese from morning on. The Journ\u00e9e du Japon, the annual event organised by the student association Dejima. Koto, taiko, calligraphy, matcha \u2014 people who love Japanese culture, friends of performers, families and...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,3],"tags":[62,61,59,60,58],"class_list":["post-337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-series","category-communities","tag-french-rakugo","tag-inalco-journee-du-japon-2026","tag-le-gang-du-zabuton","tag-rakugo-paris","tag-stephane-ferrandez"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_1441_mc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337\/revisions\/386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanlight.world\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}