Noh Theater, Mask Carving, and Outreach
Under the guidance of the International Noh Institute and Kyoto Seika University, and funded through the generosity of the ITO Foundation, I spent two years in Kyoto studying Noh theater performance and mask carving as well as aided in various educational outreach efforts.
Performance
Learning Noh
Attended weekly formal lessons with Noh Actor and Teacher Udaka Michishige. During lessons we would practice utai (chanting) and dance (shimai).
Public Performances
2013.11.3 Matsuyama Shimen Noh, shimai: Yuki
2014.2.11 Spring Kenkyu Kai, chu-no-mai; kokata role: tortoise: Tsurukame
2014.8.17 Kei-un Kai, Dai Kai, shimai: Kocho
2014.11.3 Matsuyama Shimen Noh, suutai and kokata role; maid: Kougo, shimai: Ukon
2015.2.11 Spring Kenkyu Kai, maibayashi; shite role; shoujo: Shoujo, chu-no-mai; kokata role: tortoise: Tsurukame
2015.8.23 Kei-un Kai, Summer Suutai Kai, suutai and tsure role; Aoi no Ue, suutai and kokata role; maid: Kougo, shimai: Shoujo
Mask Carving
Carving lessons
Attended weekly formal lessons with Noh Actor and Teacher Udaka Michishige. Learned traditional carving and painting techniques.
Gallery display
2014.11.28-30 Displayed my ko-omote mask in group exhibition in Kyoto
Outreach
Performance Flyers
Created various flyers for public events put on by the International Noh Institute
Workshops
Assisted with various workshops which targeted foreign nationals visiting or living in Kyoto and taught them about Noh costumes, masks, and performance
Lectures
2015.7.25 Gave a lecture on Noh theater to ITO foundation staff and fellow scholarship recipients (in Japanese)
2017.2.23 Guest lecture on Noh theater at the University of Michigan [Asian 244]
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