Noh Imagine: Encounters between Noh and Modern British Artists
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- International Noh Project Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY27 Term II Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
The two-day festival "Noh Reimagined, The Contemporary Art of Classical Japanese Theatre" at Kings Place, London's new arts centre, is a platform for a wide range of audiences in the UK who have never experienced Noh before to discover the wonders of Noh as a classical performing art, as well as new values and possibilities of Noh that transcend cultural and artistic fields. What does noh, which influenced 20 century artists, mean to contemporary British artists? What kind of creative inspiration does Noh give them? In partnership with Sound and Music, two young British composers selected through an open call will premiere their new work in a six-month collaboration with a Japanese Noh actor. They will also collaborate with world-renowned saxophonist Evan Parker and leading female Remix artists. In addition, six artists from different fields such as visual art, theater, and sound installation will present and discuss works influenced by Noh and the influence of Noh. Performers: Yoshimasa KANZE [Kanze-ryu shite-kata] Yukihiro ISSO [Isso-ryu fue-kata] Tatsushi NARITA [Ko-ryu kotsuzumi-kata] Mitsuhiro KAKIHARA [Takaan-ryu otsuzumi-kata] Kiyoshi YOSHITANI [Konparu-ryu taiko-kata] Masamoto UMANO (Guardianship, Tsure) [Kanze-ryu shite-kata] and others The same members will hold workshops and lecture demonstrations for children at the Japanese Cultural Center in Rome.
- Period of Activity / Project
- May 13, 2016 - 17
- Venues
- King's Place (London) Japanese Culture Hall in Rome (Rome)
Profile
[Yukihiro Isso]
Born in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. He made his debut on stage at the age of nine in 'Kurama Tengu' (Kurama Tengu) as the eldest son of the late Yukimasa ISSO, a flute player of the Isso school of Nohgaku (the art of Noh), which has continued since the Azuchi-Momoyama period. After that, he performed many big pieces such as' Dojo-ji Temple 'and' Okina. '. While he was active as a Nohgakushi (Noh actor) at the forefront of Nohgaku classics, he also performed and composed music in order to expand the possibilities of Japanese and Western fue such as shinobue (the shinobue), dengaku-bue (the dengaku-bue) which he invented himself, recorder, and horn. Since 1991, he has been presenting concerts based on his new interpretation of his repertoire, which includes noh plays, his own compositions, and classical classics.