We present the soulful sounds of tradition and innovation in a non-audience performance of "Gigei Seizui Esprit of Aichi Performing Arts" held at the mini theater (black box theater) of the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater.
Performances in two forms – "classical" and "challenge for the new era" – are featured in a 30-minute video, touching on the history, the production process, and reflections on the performances.
You can also view the two performances in their entirety.
Hagoromo, based on the popular folklore, Legend of Hagoromo, is filled with the traditional charm of Noh.
Masu is Kan-oh Hisada’s new Noh play, featuring fishermen and trout at a mountain stream, collaborating with Schubert’s composition “Trout” performed by a string quintet accompanied by a vocalist.
The Kanze School was one of the Sarugaku performing arts that was active in Yamato (old name for Nara Prefecture) during the Nanboku-cho period (1336-1392). The school belonged to the Yuzaki troupe, and Kan-ami who served as the tayu (leading actor in the troupe) was the first generation. Father and son – Kan-ami and Zeami – refined the performing art and gave it depth. The school was characterized by graceful, delicate expressions.
Kan-oh Hisada was born as the second son of Hideo Hisada (designated as the general holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property), a Noh performer of the Kanze School of Shitekata. He performed in his first play at the age of four and has appeared on numerous stages as a child actor, devoting himself to Noh from early on. After becoming independent, he performed mainly in the Chubu and Kansai regions while presiding over the Hisada Kanshokai in which he trains a large number of younger generations. He was chosen as an Important Intangible Cultural Property (general designation) in 1991 and received the FY 2018 Aichi Prefecture Educational Award and the FY 2019 Agency for Cultural Affairs Person of Cultural Merit Award.
Narrator: Kirk Nishikawa
