2 Days of Noh
Global Japanese Studies Model Unit and UCLA co-organize the performance and workshops titled “2 Days of Noh” as an event followed by the “5 Days of Kyogen” which was held in last spring under the jointly operating project called “The Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities”.
<Event Schedule>
Mon. October 15, 2018
■What is Noh <Venue: 314 Royce Hall , UCLA>
Lecture by Professor Mikio Takemoto (Waseda University)
■Noh Masks Up Close <Venue: 314 Royce Hall , UCLA>
A rare exhibit of works by master carver Kitazawa Hideta, creator of the masks used in Blue Moon Over Memphis with Q&A session
■Blue Moon Over Memphis <Venue: Kaufman Hall , UCLA>
An English-language Noh play by award-winning playwright Deborah Brevoort scored for the Noh theater by Richard Emmert
Tue. October 16, 2018
■This is Noh <Venue: Kaufman Hall, UCLA>
A dazzling, performative introduction to the world of Noh, including costuming,mask carving, dancing, and chanting.
Featuring Akira Matsui, Kinue Oshima, Hideta Kitazawa, and Theatre Nohgaku
■Noh in the World – Possibilities of Noh as a Global Form <Venue: 243 Royce Hall, UCLA>
Join David Crandall, Richard Emmert, Akira Matsui, Kinue Oshima, and Mikio Takemoto for a discussion of the possibilities of Noh as a global form.
◆All Events are open to public, free of charge except the performance “Blue Moon Over Memphis ”
◆Contact in Waseda: Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences 03-3203-4381
Please refer to the Yanai Initiative Link :
https://www.yanaiinitiative.org/twodaysofnoh
Related Links:
■An Evening of Kyogen in Los Angeles
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/sgu/news/2017/05/31/2632/
■Putting International Japanese Studies into Academic Practice in Los Angeles, USA: Bringing Traditional Japanese Performing Arts to the People－Study Report－
