The Heart of Kyogen 2019

November 8th

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

at Bruno Walter Auditorium

(The New York Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center)

Use of library space for this program does not indicate endorsement by The New York Public Library.

With the laughter from the recent performances in Tokyo still resounding in our ears, The Heart of Kyogen 2019 brought the Okura School Kyogen actors Daijiro Zenchiku, Noriyoshi Ōkura, and Shinkai Yoshida back to the USA for the third time!

This “performance of bold and free laughter” took place in New York, Princeton, and Washington DC.
In New York they reprised the Tokyo performances of “Busu”, popular for its bold story line, and “Neongyoku”, a work with song and dance which ends on a magnanimous note.
To deepen our understanding of the unique 650 year tradition of Kyogen, this event began with an explanation of the history, distinctive qualities, and means of expression used in Kyogen, combined with participatory experiences of some of the forms and onomatopoeic words used in performances.

Noh Society presented the following programs in conjunction with The Heart of Kyogen 2019.

Kyogen at Princeton University

Thursday, Nov. 7th, 2019

4:30 pm

Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall

Performance

“Busu”

Tarō-kaja and Jirō-kaja are entrusted with some sugar by their master, but told not to eat it, as it is poison; naturally, they eat it.

Actors: Daijiro Zenchiku, Noriyoshi ōkura, Shinkai Yoshida

With an Introduction by Tom Hare

Kyogen workshop at New York University

In part of Japanese Culture Day at New York University

Friday November 8th

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Kyogen at Keio Academy of New York

November 9th

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Lecture

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Perfromance