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Dressing the Student
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt. 5) The below gallery is a collection of photographs of the process of dressing a noh actor … Continue reading
Dressing the Actor
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky Japanese Textiles and the Art of Sculpting Kimono, Theatre Nohgaku’s Costume Workshop, June 2014 (Pt. 4) The below gallery is a series of (more or less) sequential photographs of the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Costume Workshop, Workshops
Tagged 2014 costume workshop, dressing, Oshima Kinue, Oshima Teruhisa, Ryoji Terada, theatre nohgaku
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Top Ten Tips for Watching Noh
Contributed by David Surtasky Photographs by David Surtasky This summer (on August 1 & 2, 2014) a free torchlit performance will be held in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg? Pennsylvania? Who knew?) along the banks of the Susquehanna River at the Town … Continue reading
Posted in Hagoromo, Performances
Tagged hagoromo, hashigakari, jo-ha-kyu, kokata, koken, let it go, Noh Training Project, NTP 20th anniversary, relax, suriashi, takasago, theatre nohgaku, utaibon, waki
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Ox-Herding on Mt. Tremper
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 7) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen (except where noted) Sunday, June 8, 2014 Every day I would walk along the wall of the meal hall … Continue reading
Bringing It All Together
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 6) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen (except where noted) One of the most gratifying and inspiring aspects of Theatre Nohgaku’s residency at Zen Mountain Monastery … Continue reading
Posted in Performances, Sumida River
Tagged れんしゅうする, becoming noh, benjamin britten, blue moon over memphis, brian higdon, carmen tafolla, community, curlew river, 隅田川, hakamah-noh, journey to zen, kagami-ita, kevin salfen, kokata, richard emmert, san antonio museum of art, st. luke's episcopal church and school, sumida river, teaching, theatre nohgaku, university of the incarnate word, where rivers meet, zazen, zen mountain monastery
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Lunch and the Dokusan Line: Teachers (Pt. 2)
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 5) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen (except where noted) Friday, June 6, 2014 Ryushin-sensei is lean, tall, grizzled. His gaze is gentle but firm, his … Continue reading
Posted in Performances, Sumida River
Tagged れんしゅうする, community, dokusan line, 隅田川, heart sutra, journey to zen, kevin salfen, kote, liturgy, meditation, richard emmert, Ryushin-sensei, seiza, sumida river, teaching, theatre nohgaku, zazen, zen mountain monastery, zendo
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Once More with Feeling: Teachers (Pt.1)
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 4) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen Thursday, June 5, 2014 Richard Emmert—Artistic Director of Theatre Nohgaku and the Madwoman in TN’s Sunday performance of Sumida … Continue reading
Kitchen Duty
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 3) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen Wednesday, June 4, 2014 One of the most practical and revealing rituals I’ve observed during Theatre Nohgaku’s residency at … Continue reading
Let Them Go
Zen Mountain Monastery Sumida River Rehearsals (Pt. 2) Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Today was discipline: the first complete run-through of Sumida River with “blocking,” which is to … Continue reading
Posted in Performances, Sumida River
Tagged ashirai, れんしゅうする, 隅田川, kakeri, kevin salfen, meditation, nohkan, sitting zen, sumida river, theatre nohgaku, zazen, zen mountain monastery, zendo
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Zen Mountain Monastery “Sumida River” Rehearsals (Pt. 1)
Contributed by Kevin Salfen, University of the Incarnate Word Photographs by Kevin Salfen Monday, June 2, 2014 On a bright summer day in rural New York, the sweet smell of clover and the sound of medieval chant fill the air. … Continue reading
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