（日本語の記事は一番下にあります。）
I’m very excited to announce that English Rakugo Club IS happening!!!
The three exclamation marks might make this sound more exciting than it actually is, but I have just booked a performing arts space for the first Rakugo Club meeting!!!
The first meeting will be in the workshop style, covering the basic of Rakugo, so you don’t want to miss the first one if you want to get involved!!!
Please let me know EARLY if you are participating. As the venue cost is covered by yours truly, I would like to cancel if there is not enough interest.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity!!!
VENUE: Kete Aronui (80 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga)
TIME: 10:30AM-2:30PM, Sunday 6 October 2019
COST: $10 koha to cover the venue hire and other expenses
Please let me know if you can’t afford the cost. Also, it is free for minors. Once community is established, I will apply for funding so you won’t have to pay.
I will eventually apply for funding so that you won’t have to pay a koha to join the meeting, but we gotta start somewhere!
If you happen to know a free venue I could use, please let me know as well.
皆さんお元気でお過ごしでしょうか。
今日は英語落語研究会へのお誘いです。2年程前から落研を始めようと色々な場所に働きかけていましたが、なかなか話が進まないので、この際思い切って一人で立ち上げてみることにしました。
とはいっても、自腹で会場を確保し、どれだけ人が集まるか試してみるというだけの事なので、あまり大したことはありませんが。（笑）
といわけで、英語落語研究会の初ミーティングへのお誘いです。
落語に興味がある人はもちろんのこと、英語落語を通して英語力を伸ばしたい人も大歓迎です。参加に興味のある人は日本語のできない人がほとんどで、落語の翻訳や日本文化を正しく説明するのに、日本人のメンバーがいるとプラスになると思います。
会場 Kete Aronui (80 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga)
日時 10月6日（日） 10:30AM-2:30PM
費用: 会場費や運営費用を自己負担しておりますので$10 程の寄付を頂けると助かります。
会場費を自己負担しているため、9月末日までに必要人数が集まらない場合キャンセルになりますので、参加をご希望の場合は早めにご連絡下さい。
お会いできるのを楽しみにしています！
English Rakugo NZ 
Mr.Kanaria Eishi
Thank you for your amazing performancein Onehunga Zen center.I’m glad to watch your performance and every audience enjoyed it.
I really like Rakugo,specialy l like your performance.I wanna join next time’s English Rakugo Club.Off course,if I can do somethings to support you,I’ll do it.
My English is not so good….maybe.Whoever,I wanna learn English and Rakugo bought.
If you don’t mind that I introduces for my You Tube channel,I’ll take some short movie when I join the Club.
I really want that more people know Rakugo in this county.
Thank you regard
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Hi Aya, thank you for coming to the performance this afternoon!!! I’m very glad that you are interested in joining the club!!! Regarding filming, it is really important to establish a safe environment first, so could you wait until everybody feels comfortable doing that? (so no filming in October) In NZ, there are many people who would not feel comfortable being filmed, so I need to honour that as an organiser. Looking forward to seeing you again in October!!!
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I don’t mind I can film or not.Thank you for your clearly return.And sorry I was out of line
I can’t wait the October！
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Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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Thank you Hiroshi for your recent performance at The Spreading Tree. I am still interested in doing your workshop on October 6 – is that still happening? I look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards
Craig
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Hi Craig,
Thank you very much for coming to the performance the other day!!! Yes, the workshop/ rakugo club meeting is happening on 6 Oct!!! We have about 3 people so far but hopefully get a few more on the day. See you soon!
Hiroshi
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