The 11 UNESCO Commemorative Noh

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Nohgaku Performers' Association

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2013 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

© The Nohgaku Performers' Association Noh "Funabenkei Zengo no Kotae" Shite: Kuroemon KATAYAMA Photo: Yoshihiro MAEJIMA

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Business Overview

This performance is held every year to commemorate the recognition of Nohgaku as a precious human asset to be handed down to future generations. In this fiscal year, the contents of the program were greatly revised, and the program structure of each part was elaborated so that more people could become familiar with Nohgaku in two parts, and the contents were made so that people could fully enjoy the charm of Nohgaku. The five schools of shite-kata perform in each part, and in the daytime part, you can enjoy the original charm of Noh with the selection of pieces based on Kami, Otoko, Onna, Mad, and Oni (five groups of Noh), and in the nighttime part, the same program is performed by each school, so that you can enjoy the differences between the schools and the fans can enjoy it more. The performers were mainly those who would represent the next Nohgaku world. In order to understand the lines of Noh chants, each section made use of the liquid crystal super caption display (in Japanese and English) installed at the back of the front seats in the National Noh Theater, and distributed free introductory booklets in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian and Arabic that explain Noh plays, so as to recommend Noh plays to first-time audiences.

implementation period

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Place of implementation

National Noh Theater (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

The Nohgaku Performers' Association
Established in 1945. As the center of the Nohgaku world, it encompasses all roles, maintains the traditional art of our country through the succession and development of this art, and contributes to the whole nation by showing it to the public. It was certified as a public interest incorporated association by the Prime Minister in March 2010 and registered in April of the following year.