Alma WA – Noh x Flamenco x Kagura
Business Overview
Flamenco and traditional Japanese performing arts: Noh, kagura and Nihon buyo are performed by combining dance, music and spirit.
Flamenco dancers Ken Nagata and Hideko Yamamoto also try their hand at Japanese dance. For music, Takahisa SUDA played kante (songs), yoi (singing) and biwa (Japanese lute), Daiji YAZUKI played shamisen and guitar, and Yosuke HASHIMOTO played percussion. Kazuma YAMANAKA, a Nohgakushi (Noh actor), performed as a guest (dance/chant).
In addition to the pure flamenco performances (Faluca, Caracores), kagura (Mikomai, Yumiya Hachiman) and noh (Hagoromo), there will also be performances of Sakura Sakura, a combination of flamenco and Japanese dance, and Yashima, a combination of flamenco and noh. In the traditional space of Nohgakudo, Japanese harmony and flamenco meet, and a wide range of performances from traditional to new artistic creations that will lead to the future are shown.
- Period of Activity / Project
- [Performance] Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Venues
- Umewaka Nohgaku Gakuin Kaikan (Higashi Nakano, Nakano Ward)
Profile
[Ken Nagata]
After graduating from a major securities company, he studied at Cornell University as an MBA student, but was fascinated by flamenco. He dropped out and went to Spain. In 2013, he received the Encouragement Prize at the Japan Flamenco Association's newcomer performance, and in 2016, he received the Elsur Foundation's newcomer award.
As a representative of the fusion of Japanese culture project "Flamenco in Love with Japan," she created a video in which she danced to famous spots in 47 prefectures wearing Japanese clothes. He also created collaborations with Noh, Japanese dance and Ryukyu dance, such as' Yamato Takeru, '' The Incident at Honnoji Temple, 'and' Shurijo Castle, 'and performed them at theaters and shrines across Japan and overseas (Spain, Asia).