Category Archives: Workshops
Noh Training Project Japan 2019
Noh Training Project Japan 2019 June through July, 2019 Japan Our workshop offerings in Japan this year provide a wealth of different experiences which will allow participants a deep dive into different facets of noh. (Please note: the performance and … Continue reading
能面: The Spirit of Noh
Contributed by Jeffrey Dym [EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is some welcome background on Jeffrey Dym’s new documentary, which you can view in it’s entirety in the link below. We’re grateful to Jeffrey for his work on this project, his considerable dedication, … Continue reading
Noh Training Project Tokyo 2018
Noh Training Project Tokyo 2018 June through July, 2018 Japan 2017’s Tokyo workshop was the first held in collaboration with the Kita School and was so successful that this year’s is even more expansive and diverse. Four separate workshops will … Continue reading
Composing Zahdi, Pt. 2
Diagrams and Text Contributed by David Crandall Zahdi Date and Poppies photographs provided courtesy of Casey Preston [EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of the continuing conversation surrounding Carrie Preston’s Zahdi Dates and Poppies which premiered on March 30, 2016 at the … Continue reading
Dressing the Student
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt. 5) The below gallery is a collection of photographs of the process of dressing a noh actor … Continue reading
Dressing the Actor
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt. 4) The below gallery is a series of (more or less) sequential photographs of the process of … Continue reading
一期一会
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt. 3) Having been permitted the opportunity to experience noh both as performer and observer for a number … Continue reading
Learning to Stand
Contributed by John Oglevee Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop June 15 2014, Fukuyama component So goes another successful “kneeling” as I emerge from working backstage at the Oshima Noh … Continue reading
Paths Like Threads
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt.2) In noh, a traveler on a journey arrives, often in a famous place. Most times they meet … Continue reading
Structure and Substance
Contributed by John Oglevee Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 What is it that we wear? Each time we dress, we are entering a kind of costume. We … Continue reading