Mansaku no Kai Kyogen North American 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
FY24 Creation Grant
Business Overview
Centered on Mansaku NOMURA, a Living National Treasure who passed his last year, Kyogen performances and workshops using English subtitles were held in major cities in the United States. Mansaku Nomura has been performing with the United States since the 1960s, but thanks to improvements in translation and equipment technology, subtitles have become much easier to understand, making it possible to perform complex programs. [Kyogen programs performed in this tour] "Suminuri," "Tsukimi Zato," "Kubibiki," "Fukuro Yamabushi," "Bosubi"
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, May 10, 2012 – 19th (Sat)
- Venues
- Marine's Memorial Theater (San Francisco, United States) CSMA/Tateuchi Hall (Mountain View, USA) Kennedy Center Terrace Theater (Washington D.C./America) SF International Arts Festival Theater of Eugen Kennedy Center
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
【 Mansaku no Kai Co., Ltd 】
Mansaku no Kai Co., Ltd. was established in 1971 by the kyogen performer Mansaku NOMURA with the aim 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.