National Noh Theatre Showcase
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Monday, July 28 & Tuesday, July 29
TIME:
2:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. (July 28)
7:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m. (July 29)
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
[Showcase performance visitors only]
*Nohgaku Instruments Workshop (in the Nohgakudo lobby)
0:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (July 28)
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (July 29)
[For inquiries about the workshop]
Planning and Production Division, National Noh Theatre
TEL: 03-3423-1331 (Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
*Pre-Performance Talk starts at
1:30 p.m. (July 28)
6:30 p.m. (July 29)
*Title and Main performer
Pre-performance Talk, Kanze Yoshimasa (Kanze School)
Kyogen: KAGYU (The Snail) / Yamamoto Rintaro & Wakamatsu Takashi (Okura school)
Noh: FUNABENKEI (Benkei in a Boat) / Okukawa Koji & Endo Yoshihisa (Kanze 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 3,500 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,000 yen (Students 2,100 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 2,500 yen (Students 1,800 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., Tuesday, June 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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KAGYU (The Snail)
Tarokaja is told to go find a snail. Not knowing what he’s looking for, he mistakenly brings home a yamabushi (ascetic mountain priest). Enjoy the antics and the Den-den mushi-mushi song-dance routine.
FUNABENKEI (Benkei in a Boat)
Beginning with the graceful dance of Lady Shizuka at her sorrowful parting with Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the warrior and his band set sail, but they are attacked at sea by the vengeful spirit of Taira no Tomomori. These two contrasting scenes create the dynamic scale of this composition, which is the reason for its popularity.
