[Monthly Theme: The 1200th Anniversary of Ariwara no Narihira's Birth]
Dissemination Performance
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Saturday, May 10
TIME: 1:00 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
*Title and Main performer
Commentary (Japanese) / Umenai Mikako
Kyogen: HIKUZU (Tea Chaff) / Inoue Matsujiro (Izumi school)
Noh: KAKITSUBATA (The Iris) / Taneda Michikazu (Kongo school)
*Audio guide: No audio guide available.
*Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs.
*Admission (Including Tax)
-Front-stage seat 5,500 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,700 yen (Students 2,600 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 3,300 yen (Students 2,300 yen)
*Tickets for students and persons with disabilities are available online. Purchases with other discounts are not accepted. Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office.
Seating Plan
*Reservation (Telephone / Internet):
Available from: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 10
*Tickets may be purchased at the National Noh Theatre box office and ticket vending machines from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only on National Noh Theatre performance days. (Ticket sales start the day after telephone and internet reservations begin.)
*We do not hold tickets separately for over-the-counter purchases.
*National Theatre Ticket Centre (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
[Tel.] 0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000 (for some IP phones)
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HIKUZU (Tea Chaff)
Tarokaja is ordered by his master to mill tea chaff (left over leaves and stems after tea is winnowed). Grudgingly, he starts but gets bored and dozes off. Can he get the job done?
KAKITSUBATA (The Iris)
Irises are in bloom at Yatsuhashi in the province of Mikawa (Aichi pref.) where the poet Ariwara no Narihira composed a waka poem about his lover. The spirit of the iris flower appears before a monk. Dressed in a robe and headdress, the keepsakes of Narihira and Takako, she performs an elegant dance.
