A new Noh performance project called "Bohyuka" in collaboration with Japanese and Korean entertainers
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tenrai Noh Association
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
At the 9th Tenrai Noh Association, a new Noh play "Bohyoka" written by the late Tomio Tada (professor emeritus of immunology at the University of Tokyo) was performed in cooperation with the traditional Japanese Noh play and the traditional Korean Noh play. In the 1930s, when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule, the wife of a young Korean who was taken to Japan and died as a result of forced labor in a coal mine in Kyushu, is the protagonist of the novel. Time passes and the wife, now an old woman, reads a letter from a young man brought by a Japanese monk and dances remembering the past. In this project, Kanji SHIMIZU, a Noh actor who has been frequently involved in the production of "Bogre Uta" since its premiere in 1993, played the main role and was also in charge of directing. It was the first time in history that Noh and agricultural music were jointly performed, and it was significant that "Mohyuka" was performed by Japanese and Korean performing arts and that the exchange of performing arts took place. In the performance, traditional performing arts such as kyogen and agricultural music were performed in addition to "Bohyoka," and the characteristics of each were revealed. A total of seven workshops were held for the general public to deeply appreciate the performance.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, October 6, 2021 The 1st Workshop
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 The 2nd Workshop
Friday, November 5, 2021 The 3rd Workshop
Friday, November 19, 2021 The 4th Workshop
Monday, November 29, 2021 The 5th Workshop
Thursday, December 9, 2021 The 6th Workshop
Thursday, December 23, 2021 The 7th Workshop
Saturday, December 25, 2021 The 9th Tenrai Noh Meeting - Venues
- National Noh Theater (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) * Information such as the project outline is provided by organizations and individuals who provide subsidies.
Profile
Tenrai Noh Association
Nohgaku-kata (supporting actor) Noboru Yasuda, flute-kata Satoshi TSUKITAKE, and kyogen-kata Kentaro OKUTSU are members of this performance group. The first performance was held in 2010 with the aim of exploring the raison d'etre and new possibilities of Nohgaku (Noh and Kyogen) in modern times, and with the aim of letting many people deeply know and enjoy Nohgaku, 9 performances had been held by the end of 2021. His attempts to rediscover Nohgaku from a unique perspective and his ability to communicate have been highly evaluated. It is also a feature that workshops on various themes are held before and after the performance.