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Nue (鵺)

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by David Surtasky Nue (鵺) a fifth category play attributed to Zeami There was once, many years ago, a certain Monk who made his way around the provinces visiting numerous temples and shrines. He had gazed at the sky … Continue reading →

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Kinuta (砧)

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Theatre Nohgaku

[Editor’s note: in Eileen Katō’s forward to her translation of Kinuta (Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Autumn, 1977), pp. 332-346) she quotes Zeami as saying of this work:  Once on a quiet night, while listening to the music of … Continue reading →

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