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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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Kurama-tengu (鞍馬天狗)
Contributed by David Surtasky Kurama-tengu (鞍馬天狗) A fifth category play (attributed to Miyamasu) A certain Yamabushi (mountain priest) from the valley of Sōjō-ga-tani had heard that there would be a cherry blossom viewing party on the nearby Mount Kurama. He … Continue reading
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Tagged cherry blossom party, 鞍馬天狗, fifth category play, Genji, heike, huang shigong, Kurama-tengu, Miyamasu, mount agato, mount hira, mount kurama, mount takao, mount yokawa, noh, noh play summary, obeshimi mask, secrets of the art of war, Sōjō-ga-tani, tengu, ushiwakamaru, yamabushi, zhang liang
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Kiyotsune (清経)
Contributed by David Surtasky Kiyotsune (清経) (summary) A second category play by Zeami Before the final demise of the Heike, Awazu no Saburo was a retainer to the warrior general Taira no Kiyotsune. In a disastrous set of circumstances at … Continue reading
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Tagged asura hell, awazu no saburo, dream-warrior, Genji, Genpei War, heike, Kiyotsune, lock of hair, namidabutsu, noh, noh play synopsis, pure land of the west, second category play, taira no kiyotsune, transience, usa hachimangu shrine, yamaga, yanagi-no-ura, zeami
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Funa-Benkei (船弁慶)
Contributed by David Surtasky Funa-Benkei 船弁慶 (summary) A fourth category play, attributed to Kanze Kojirō Nobumitsu Minamoto no Yoshitsune has gathered together his retainers, and prepares to leave Kyoto and go into self-imposed exile. Along with his friend and loyal servant, … Continue reading
James Joyce at Ichi-no-Tani with a Glass Harmonica
Contributed by Kevin Salfen Assistant Professor of Music History, University of the Incarnate Word This summer I heard the flute that Renshō heard and thought of Joyce’s “The Dead.” In early August in Bloomsburg’s heat and bugs I heard the … Continue reading
Atsumori (敦盛): Final Scene
Video of the final scene from the takigi noh performance of “Atsumori,” Bloomsburg Town Park August 3, 2012. Performed as part of the Noh Training Project under the auspices of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (and the cooperation of Bloomsburg University … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, chu-no-mai, Genpei War, heike, minamoto, noh theater, noh theatre, Noh Training Project, otokomai, Renshô, samurai, story of atsumori, taira no atsumori, takigi noh, theatre nohgaku, 敦盛
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Atsumori (敦盛): Otoko-Mai (男舞)
Video of the otoko-mai from the takigi noh performance of “Atsumori,” Bloomsburg Town Park August 3, 2012. Performed as part of the Noh Training Project under the auspices of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (and the cooperation of Bloomsburg University of … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, chu-no-mai, Genpei War, heike, minamoto, noh dance, noh music, noh theatre, Noh Training Project, otokomai, Renshô, samurai, taira no atsumori, takigi noh, theatre nohgaku, 敦盛
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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
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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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蓮生
Reflections on the monk Renshô, participant in the battle of Ichi-no-tani, March 18, 1184. Renshô stands looking out over the face of the waters at Suma no Ura. An echo of horses and the desperate sighs of the fallen merged … Continue reading
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Renshō
(Additional reflections on the battle of Ichi-no-tani, March 18 1184) Renshō awakens to find the world is fragile like a dream. In ages past he took the lives of men and youth he dashed their souls from their bodies, the … Continue reading
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