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Crossing Ikutagawa
Reflections on the journey of the monk Renshô from Kyoto to Ich-no-tani before his encounter with the spirit of Atsumori. South the Moon and South from the Capital Renshô walks through the dusk of August heat his shadow grown long … Continue reading
Posted in Atsumori, Performances
Tagged atsumori, Genpei War, heike, ikutagawa, koya pond, kumagae no jiro naozane, minamoto, noh, noh theatre, Renshô, samurai, story of atsumori, suma bay, suma no ura, unai, yodo mill
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今何時、我々は何処ですか
Contributed by David Surtasky The specifics of place: the Sumida River, Dan-no-Ura, Suma Bay, the forest of Ikuta, Mount Hakone, the plains of Adachigahara, the beach at Sumiyoshi, the Palace of Hōrai . In many noh plays, the place-names appear … Continue reading
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Tagged architectures of poetry and time, bridge, buddhism in noh, Dan-no-Ura, fence, full moon, Fushimi Inari Taisha, gate, Kawara-no-in, kyoto, Minamoto no Tōru, Mount Hakone, mountain, osaka checkpoint, pine tree, place, road, royall tyler, suma bay, sumida river, the beach at Sumiyoshi, the forest of Ikuta, the Palace of Hōrai, the plains of Adachigahara, the water's edge, water, 伏見稲荷大社
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Motomezuka (求塚)
Contributed by David Surtasky Motomezuka (求塚) (summary) A fourth category play attributed to Kan’nami As is sometimes the case, a group of Monks traveled from the west, making their way to Kyoto. Drawing their traveling cloaks about them, they went … Continue reading
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Tagged fourth category play, grave mound, ikuta-gawa, Kan’nami, Motomezuka, noh play summary, sought-for-grave, tragic suicide, unai, 求塚
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Ebira (箙)
Contributed by David Surtasky Ebira (箙) (summary) A second category play by an unknown author. Once a Monk and his companions set out from far Kyushu on their way to Kyoto. Never having viewed the sites of the capital, they … Continue reading
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Tagged asura hell, 箙, Ebira, Genji, hachiman, heike, ichi-no-tani, Kajiwara no Genda Kagesue, noh play summary, plum blossoms, second category play, shūra-mono, suma no ura, 修羅物
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