Noh and Kyōgen Theatre in DC

(video by Japan Society NYC)

Kashu-juku Noh Theater will make a demonstration this Sunday at the Sackler Gallery in DC.

This Kyoto-based group is led by Katayama Shingo, a member of the prestigious Katayama noh family, which traces its lineage to the early 18th century. The group will demonstrate the art of noh and kyōgen, world-renowned forms of Japanese theater more than 600 years old. Noh plays focus on tragic themes and portray symbolic, magical events through music and dance. Kyōgen stories are comical in nature, derived from mundane subjects, and depict daily life through dialogue and mime. Kashu-juku Noh Theater will be joined by kyōgen actors from the Shigeyama family, which also resides in Kyoto.

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