Category Archives: Events

Noh conference, demonstration and workshop in Italy

Kongo-ryu Shihan Monique Arnaud

Kongo-ryu Shihan Monique Arnaud

Monique Arnaud and Cristina Picelli from the Italian branch of the International Noh Institute will join the Nipponbashi Festival in Treviso, Italy on Saturday 12th July. The event  features an open lecture on Noh theatre by Prof. Bonaventura Ruperti (Ca’ Foscari University – Venice) from 18:00 to 20:00, followed by a chant and dance from 21:30 to 22:30. This is a wonderful opportunity for those in the area to attend an introduction to Noh by Monique Arnaud (IUAV University – Venice), the only licensed Noh instructor currently resident in Europe.

On Sunday 13th from 10:00 to 18:00 visitors of the festival will be able to participate to a Noh theatre workshop. If you are interested in the participating contact nohitalia@gmail.com

Find the full program of the event here (Italian).

Workshop Treviso

Kongo Fukyu Noh performance – ‘Aoi-no-ue’ 6 July 2014

The 12th Kongō-ryū Fukyū Noh performance will take place on 6 July 2014 at the Kongo Noh Theatre in Kyoto. This year the Iemoto (grand-master) of the Kongō School, Kongō Hisanori, and his son, Kongō Tatsunori, will share the shite main roles in Aoi-no-ue, a ‘classic’ play that draws from episodes of the Genji Monogatari. In this Noh the spirit of Rokujō no Miyasudokoro, transfigured by jealousy after being rejected by Prince Genji, attacks the woman that has replaced her, Lady Aoi. The Kongō Fukyū Noh is a special event that seeks to disseminate the culture of Noh to the public: non-Japanese students can apply to get a FREE TICKET! 50 free tickets are available, and the deadline is June 23rd. Contact us for information on how to apply.


The 12th Kongō-ryū Fukyū Noh performance

Opening address: Udaka Michishige

Introduction: Wada Akemi

Noh: Aoinoue (mumyō no inori)

Shite: Kongō Hisanori, Kongō Tatsunori; Tsure: Udaka Tatsushige. Waki: Hara Masaru; Wakitsure: Oka Takashi Ai-kyogen: Shigeyama Motohiko. Flute: Morita Yasuyoshi; Shoulder drum: Hayashi Kichibei; Hip drum: Ishii Yasuhiko; Taiko: Maekawa Mitsunori.


Time: 6 July 2014 from 17:00 (doors open at 16:30)

Place: Kongo Noh Theatre, Kyoto. (see map below) Address: Nakadachiuri-agaru, Karasuma-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. 602-0912 Tel: (075)441-7222 Fax(075)451-1008 Travel directions: Subway Karasuma-Imadegawa (K06), South Exit (n.6), walk South 300m.

Tickets: pre-sale 2,500yen; at the door: 3,000yen.

Fukyu 2014