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EDITOR’S NOTE: This entry is the first in a series by author Edith Newton concerning the work-in-progress piece In a Memory Palace. Edith will discuss the piece, the development process, and offer reflections we hope the reader will find rich … Continue reading
Posted in English-language noh, In a Memory Palace, Noh plays
Tagged noh, noh play, noh theatre
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Tōboku (東北)
Contributed by David Surtasky Tōboku (東北) A third-category play, attributed to Zeami Once, many years ago, a Monk and his attendants decided to travel all the way to Kyoto from the East. It was early spring, and still just a … Continue reading
Once Chance, One Meeting
Contributed by David Surtasky (Editor’s Note: The below entry is one of a series of more abstract reflections on the craft of noh. Please see Jo-ha-kyu, Beyond the Agemaku and Fudō Myō-ō: The Immovable. Questions without answers; the intent is only … Continue reading
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Tagged agemaku, aristotlean values, ashikaga yoshimitsu, hinoki, noh, noh play, one chance, one meeting, samurai, zeami
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Dōjō-ji (道成寺)
Contributed by David Surtasky Dōjō-ji (道成寺) (summary) A fourth category play by Kanze Kojirō Nobumitsu Dōjō-ji Temple had not had a hanging bell for a long time. The reason for this was a terrible circumstance that had happened in the … Continue reading
Yamamba (山姥)
Contributed by David Surtasky Yamamba (山姥) (summary) A fifth category play attributed to Zeami Many years ago there was a popular dancer in Kyoto nicknamed Hyakuma-yamamba. She was famous for creating a kusemai telling the story of a Yamamba, a … Continue reading
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
Kazuraki (葛城)
Contributed by David Surtasky Kazuraki (葛城) (summary) A fourth category play, author unknown. Traveling from Mount Haguro a party of mountain priests (yamabushi) have decided to pay a visit to Mount Kazuraki in order to offer prayers to the deity … Continue reading
Aoi no Ue (葵上)
Contributed by David Surtasky Aoi no Ue (summary) A fourth category play attributed to Zeami (At the front of the stage is laid a kosode representing the stricken Lady Aoi.) A courtier arrives and announces that he serves the retired … Continue reading
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Tagged aoi-no-ue, azusa-yumai, broken carriage, catalpa bow, 葵上, five myō-ō, fourth category play, hannya, hikaru genji, lady aoi, Lady Rokujô, noh, noh play, noh play summary, priestess teruhi, Rokujō no Miyasudokoro, sanmitsu-no-gyōhō, Shugen-dō, spirit of lady, yamabushi, Yokawa-no-kohijiri, zeami
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Tomoe (巴)
Contributed by David Surtasky Tomoe (巴) (synopsis) A Second-category play. Author unknown. A Buddhist monk from a mountain village in the Kiso region has decided to travel to Kyoto. Changing into his traveling cloak, he gathers his attendants and departs. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awazugahara, battle armor, bell tolls, buddhist monk, japanese warrior woman, kiso yoshinaka, lake biwa, noh, noh play, spirit of lady, tomoe, tomoe synopsis, 巴
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