Experience at Suginami Noh Theater! My first kyogen practice
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Okura-ryu Kyogen Yamamoto Office Limited Liability Company
- subsidy category
- Traditional Arts Practice Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 3 (2021) Traditional Arts Practice Grant
Business Overview
[Events to be experienced] Kyogen [Number of times to be experienced (per person, including performances)] 11 times [Main Instructors] Special Instructor: Tojiro YAMAMOTO (Individual holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property [Living National Treasure]) Instructors: Noritoshi YAMAMOTO (General holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property), Taitaro YAMAMOTO (General holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property), Noritaka YAMAMOTO (General holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property), Norishige YAMAMOTO (General holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property), Norihide YAMAMOTO (General holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property) [Features of the project] The participants will practice the kyogen "Hanaaraisoi" for 10 times at Suginami Nohgakudo, a cultural property designated by Suginami City that was built over 100 years ago. At the recital, they wore costumes used by experts and showed off their achievements. This course is for beginners, but experienced people can also participate. [Environment for participants to continue practical experience (practice) of traditional performing arts] Since the instructors belonging to our association are conducting their own practice business, we can introduce suitable instructors to those who wish to continue practice according to their individual requirements and conditions.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Saturday, June 4
- Venues
- Suginami Noh Theater (Suginami Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Godo Kaisha Okura-ryu Kyogen Yamamoto Office]
A group of Nohgakushi belonging to the Okura-ryu Kyogen Yamamoto family. The Yamamoto family was a family of Okura-ryu Kyogen, which handed down the shikigaku of the Tokugawa shogunate. Tojiro YAMAMOTO, the 2nd (1864-1935) founded a voluntary organization 'Yamamoto-kai' and incorporated it in 2006 to succeed and develop its activities. At present, it is led by Tojiro YAMAMOTO, the fourth (Living National Treasure), and with Suginami Nohgakudo as its base, it is making efforts to popularize kyogen and train successors.