Discover Noh in Kyoto outreach series: Invitation to pre-performance tour & introduction to  nō - Tadanori 
As part of our commitment to making nō theatre accessible to a diverse audience, a segment of our activities focuses on educational outreach. Through this initiative, we aim to enrich understanding and appreciation of nō by offering tours and introductions to students and young adults before performances.

Date: March 17, 2024 (Sun) 10:30 - 16:30

Application: Open to high school/university students and young adults under age 29 

Meeting place: In front of Kumano-jinja Shrine (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4AUe9KPK4o6LsqP38)

Tour: We will visit places and explore concepts of martial arts and poetry featured in the nō play Tadanori with a Discover Noh in Kyoto guide before actually seeing the performance in the theatre. 

Tour schedule
10:30 Kumano Shrine (Kyoto)
10:40 Visit to a nearby gallery/Japanese swords shop
11:10 Take bus to near the theatre 
11:40 Lunch break
12:30 Introduction to nō at the Kongo Noh Theatre
Performance schedule
13:30 Dance excerpt Kumasaka
13:50 Kyogen play Satsuma no Kami (Lord of Satsuma)
14:20 Gallery talk by mask carver Udaka Keiko
14:50 Nō play Tadanori
16:30 End of today's program

Play: Tadanori
The main play that we will watch is about Taira no Tadanori, a famed poet and noble warrior of Heike. When a travelling priest visits his grave beneath a flowering cherry tree, Tadanori's ghost appears and retells how he had died in the battle, and about a poem that keeps him coming back to this world.

Meeting place: In front of Kumano-jinja Shrine (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4AUe9KPK4o6LsqP38)
Performance will be at the Kongo Noh Theatre

Fees: Free tickets for high school/university students and under age 29 (Please bring valid ID) *Please pay for your own transportation and personal expenses (There will be a lunch break before the performance begins, so please bring or buy your own lunch).

Capacity: 5 persons

*If you are not a student or under 29 but would like to go to the performance, or if you would like to watch the performance without joining the tour, please find information on tickets here: The 22nd Udaka Seiran Noh no Kai｜竜成の会 (note.com)
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