Experience the Voice of Noh: UTAI
Session 2: “Center and Go beyond” – Chanting from Takasago/ Noh dance
Sunday, September 21, 2025
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: New York Zendo
223 E. 67th Street, New York, NY 10065
$20 (1 session)
To register to buy ticket:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6716478
For more info: nohsociety.org
Noh, the Japanese classical performing art established approximately 700 years ago, is widely known today as something “to watch”, but it was originally an art form meant to be “performed”. Through Noh chanting (utai) and Noh dance (mai), people engaged with the profound meanings behind words, and cultivated a balance between mind and body.
Noh Society invites beginners to join “Experience the Voice of Noh: UTAI”, a 5-part workshop series. You will experience utai—the vocal expression of Noh - through breath, voice, and Noh movement.
No prior experience is needed.
In our second session, we’ll explore Takasago, a masterpiece of Noh about pine trees that celebrates harmony, peace, and eternity. You will learn to ground your body, breathe deeply from the core, awaken your senses, and explore the unique vocal power of utai.
Participants will also center their body, and experience fundamental elements of Noh movement, including the formal stance (kamae), sliding steps (suriashi), and stylized dance movements (kata).
Instruction will be in Japanese & English.
The workshop will be held in a serene Zen temple in Manhattan—a perfect setting to reconnect with yourself, clear your mind, and awaken your awareness through the power of voice.
Expect a meditative, energizing experience that engages your whole body.
Step into fall with renewed focus and flowing energy.
Join us!
Noh Instructor: Mayo Miwa
Mayo majored in Noh theater at Tokyo University of the Arts and trained at the Kanze School in Japan. As Vice President of the Noh Society, she actively facilitates educational programs with Japanese actors and teaches at various US institutions. She is dedicated to sharing Noh’s timeless art while exploring how Noh can inspire people in mind and body, and how Noh can evolve in the contemporary world.