Mansaku no Kai Kyogen New York Performance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Mansaku no Kai Co., Ltd.
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY27 Term I Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
Kyogen performances and workshops are held by Kyogen performers Mansaku NOMURA and the Mansai family. The Japan Society is planning three performances of young performers, Mansaku's Nasuyoichigo, and Mansai's Akutaro, as well as a kyogen workshop (Three sessions for infants, children, and professionals). I would like to show you the culmination of Mansaku, who has been exchanging with America since the 1930s. At the State University of New York at Stony Brook, there will be a kyogen lecture and demonstration and a performance of "Buso." It aims to spread to students.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, December 8, 2015, 10th (Thu) - 12th (Sat)
- Venues
- One Center Japan Society, State University of New York at Stony Brook (New York)
Profile
Mansaku no Kai Co., Ltd. was established in 1971 by the kyogen performer Mansaku NOMURA for the purpose of popularizing kyogen in Japan and abroad. Since then, he has planned and organized various Kyogen and Noh performances, and currently organizes about 15 performances a year.
Nomura Mansaku is a Living National Treasure who celebrated 80 years on stage last year since his debut at the age of 3. The elegant performance, which is filled with deep emotion in the light, elegant and precise expression, makes one feel the pinnacle of Kyogen. He had a long and close friendship with the United States and served as a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii and the University of Washington.