A few weeks have passed since the 2023 INI Kyoto Summer Intensive workshop and recital. Those of you who follow us on our social media have already seen a few photographs of the event. As always, we invite our participants to enrich our blog with their insightful impressions and thoughtful reflections drawn from their training experience. This is the first of a series – more will follow, so stay tuned!

“The INI Summer Intensive 2023 offers an intense and valuable experience. During the span of two weeks we where guided into the world of Noh, and I must say we learned a lot. As a performer it has been extremely valuable to be able to trust in something unknown, and embody Noh together with different teachers. By learning the basics, and somehow embodying it, we are offered another understanding of what the art of performing can be. I would recommend this experience to anyone with an interest in Noh, Japanese culture, or theatre culture in general.”

(Nami Kitagawa Aam)