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Yōkihi (楊貴妃)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Theatre Nohgaku

Contributed by David Surtasky Yōkihi (楊貴妃) (summary) A third category play by Komparu Zenchiku Far away in China there was at one point a Daoist Sorcerer in the service of the Emperor Gensō. His master was a just and good … 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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