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Dissemination Performance

Dissemination Performance

*Performance Schedule
DATE: Saturday, January 10
TIME: 1:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.

*Title and Main performer
Commentary (Japanese) /
Kyogen: SANBON NO HASHIRA (Three Poles) / Matsuda Takayoshi (Izumi school)
Noh: HYAKUMAN (The Performer Hyakuman) / Kano Ryoichi (Kita 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., Wednesday, December 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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SANBON NO HASHIRA (Three Poles) 

The master needs three wooden poles for a new building and tells his three servants to bring them from the mountain. But he orders that they must carry two poles each. The servants come up with an interesting solution.

HYAKUMAN (The Performer Hyakuman)

Hyakuman, a dancer, wanders in madness after being separated from her child. When she is dancing at Seiryoji Temple in Saga  (Kyoto) during the Great Nembutsu Festival, she is recognized and reunited with her lost son.