Theatre Nohgaku announces its first Noh Costuming Workshop, to be held June 12-20, 2012 in Kyoto and Fukuyama, Japan. This unprecedented opportunity will include comprehensive lectures in English on costuming in noh; an invitation to watch a noh rehearsal; attendance at live performances; visits to a professional noh costume maker and a costume museum; and the rare opportunity to view, practice and participate in the tightly choreographed process of dressing and being dressed in noh costumes, as well as the care and handling of noh costumes guided by professional noh actors.
Conducting lectures will be well-known author, scholar and practitioner of noh, Monica Bethe. Professional actors of the Oshima Noh family based in Fukuyama including both Teruhisa and Kinue Oshima, will demonstrate the use and donning of garments, and will lead participants in hands-on demonstrations. Also assisting will be members of Theatre Nohgaku, including longtime practitioner and Theatre Nohgaku founding Artistic Director, Richard Emmert.
Quick Facts:
Theatre Nohgaku Noh Costuming Workshop
Location: Kyoto and Fukuyama, Japan
Dates: June 12-20, 2012
Limit: 15 participants only!
For prices, e-announcements, logistical information and questions on how to register, contact Tom O’Connor, managing director, Theatre Nohgaku: toconnor@theatrenohgaku.org, or see the announcement on the Theatre Nohgaku website: www.theatrenohgaku.org.
Richard Emmert
Professor, Asian Theatre and Music,Musashino University
Artistic Director, Theatre Nohgaku
Director, Noh Training Project
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