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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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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
Posted in Atsumori, Performances
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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Tagged atsumori, 蓮生, Genpei War, heike, ichi-no-tani, kumagae no jiro naozane, minamoto, noh, Noh Training Project, Renshô, samurai, story of atsumori, suma no ura, theatre nohgaku, waki
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