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2012 Costume Workshop video highlights.
Here is some highlight video of the 2012 TN Costume Workshop held in Kyoto & Fukuyama Japan. It features clips from the lecture component, various field trips to master artisans as well as the culminating trip to the Oshima Nohgakudo … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Costume Workshop, 2013 Costume Workshop, evelyn leung, gold leaf, jacquard loom, john oglevee, kristin jackson, monica bethe, noh, noh costume, noh theatre, Oshima Kinue, oshima noh theatre, richard emmert, sasaki noh ishou, shinichi iova-koga, theatre nohgaku, yugen, Ōkuchi
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Costume Workshop 2012 Reflections
Contributed by Evelyn Leung The Noh Costume Workshop was an invaluable experience for me, both as performer and as costumer. The workshop initially appealed to me in my role as costumer; the promise of field trips to actual manufacturing locations … Continue reading
Ōkuchi
Ōkuchi. Or some seriously big pants. Worn as part of a noh costume, these are hakama that have a large hump formed in the back (made stiff by alternating thick and thin wefts.). They’re sufficiently large that a multi-person operation … Continue reading
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Tagged bane, costume workshop, hakama, koshi-obi, noh, noh costume, noh theatre, Oshima Kinue, theatre nohgaku, Ōkuchi
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Wearing the Role
Contributed by David Surtasky I’ve had the opportunity in the past to watch professional noh actors as they’ve been dressed in costume – while on tour with them, backstage at various theaters and at workshops. There’s often a slight glaze … Continue reading
Posted in Atsumori, Performances
Tagged atsumori, hakama, mae-shite, noh, noh costume, noh theatre, Noh Training Project, taira no atsumori, theatre nohgaku, tsukurimono
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The Old and the Young
Contributed by Shinichi Iova-Koga As a participant in the Theatre Nogaku Noh Costume Workshop, I noticed the old and the young. Sasaki-san’s fabrics (such a plain word for the not-plain work he does) using Meiji-era technology is exceptional and delightful. … Continue reading
Handcrafted
Contributed by David Surtasky After listening to and participating in the recent costume workshop, one can’t help but be struck by the high degree of skill, artistry and craftsmanship brought to bear in order to allow a single shite actor … Continue reading
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Tagged gold leaf, jacquard loom, monica bethe, noh, noh costume, oshima noh theatre, theatre nohgaku
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All in the Details
Noh costume fabric details. Collection of Oshima Nohgakudo.
Posted in Costume Workshop
Tagged Aoinoue, atsumori, noh, noh costume, oshima noh theatre, theatre nohgaku
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Deeper Into the Wonder
Contributed by John Oglevee. Keeping a blog filled with useful, entertaining and educational information is tricky. Writing in such a way that manages to balance casual “blog-like” musings without being too glib, with informational considerations without being too academic is … Continue reading
Posted in Costume Workshop
Tagged john oglevee, monica bethe, noh, noh costume, oshima noh theatre, richard emmert, theatre nohgaku
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Costume Sculpting.
Contributed by Richard Emmert. The costume workshop ended on Tuesday afternoon and I’m writing this on my way back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen. All in all, it seems to me that it was quite successful and met its objectives. … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, Hyakuman, jean garren, monica bethe, moshiawase, noh, noh costume, Oshima Kinue, richard emmert, shinichi iova-koga, theatre nohgaku
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Dressing for Atsumori
Contributed by David Surtasky Below are a series of (more-or-less) sequential photos of workshop participant Shinichi Iova-Koga being dressed in the nochi-shite costume for Atsumori: [Please note that a practice mask is being used, and that this mask of a … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, monica bethe, noh, noh costume, oshima noh theatre, richard emmert, shinichi iova-koga, theatre nohgaku
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