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The music of noh theatre

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The music of noh theatre

What does Japanese theatre sound like? Find out for yourself! 

Jakub Karpoluk and Naoya ToriyamaWhile the exhibition Actors, Puppets and the Play of Shadows: Theatre in China and Japan is still available for viewing at Teatr Wielki’s Nothern Rooms, you may want to sample traditional music of Japanese noh theatre (hayashikata). Come to a meeting at the Teatr Wielki and listen to a recital and talk by Naoya Toriyama, a kotsuzumi drum player. 

What is more, master Toriyama along with Jakub Karpoluk and Yoko Fujii Karpoluk will peform fragments of two nō plays: Semimaru (Blind Semimaru) and Takasago (Firs of Takasago). The audience will be invited to participate in a kotsuzumi workshop.

Come to Redutowe Rooms on 2 October at 2 pm and get more to know about Japanese theatre. Tickets at 1 zł are available from the box office.

Pictured: Jakub Karpoluk and Naoya Toriyama