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Yamamba (山姥)
Contributed by David Surtasky Yamamba (山姥) (summary) A fifth category play attributed to Zeami Many years ago there was a popular dancer in Kyoto nicknamed Hyakuma-yamamba. She was famous for creating a kusemai telling the story of a Yamamba, a … Continue reading
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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Dancing the Crone
Contributed by Greg Giovanni [Editor’s note: Greg Giovanni is a poet/playwright/performance artist working in Philadelphia, PA. Theatre Nohgaku company member, Greg is the author of the English-language noh Pine Barrens. Greg contributes his thoughts about the shimai he danced this … Continue reading
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Tagged greg giovanni, hirake, kata, miro ire, Noh Training Project, nohkan, sayu, shikake, shitome, uchi komi, Yamamba, 序破急
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