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Funabenkei, Final Scene

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Video of the spirit of Tomomori attacking Yoshitsune and Benkei in their boat. The final scene from the takigi noh performance of “Funabenkei,” Bloomsburg Town Park, 2009. Performed as part of the Noh Training Project under the auspices of the … Continue reading →

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The Look of the Feel (Pt. III)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by Michael Gardiner (Part III of A few thoughts on instrumental tone-color and the noh spectrum.) Nohkan There are numerous scholarly sources describing the construction and basic principles of the noh flute, so I will forego such commentary here.  … Continue reading →

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The Look of the Feel (Pt. II)

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by Michael Gardiner (Part II of A few thoughts on instrumental tone-color and the noh spectrum.) To look at the musical colors of noh I will use spectrographic images, which allow one to discuss in detail elements of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Stone

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Theatre Nohgaku

Happy Stone – A Sixth Category Play about a Waki Contributed by James Goode James: Time is rushing forward. Time is rushing forward. It is lunch break on Wednesday of the third week of the Noh Training Project, or as … Continue reading →

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