[Natural Motifs in Noh and Kyogen: The Moon]
National Noh Theatre Showcase
*Performance Schedule
DATE: Saturday, September 5, 2026
TIME: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
*The finish time is an estimate and may vary.
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[Showcase performance visitors only]
*Noh Masks Workshop (in the Nohgakudo lobby) 11:30 a.m. to 0:30 p.m.
[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 0:30 p.m.
*Title and Main performer
Kyogen: Bonsan (The Dwarf Tree Thief) / NOMURA Taichirō（Izumi school）
Noh: Nue (Nightbird) / KAKUTŌ Naotaka（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 4,000 yen
-Side-stage seat 3,400 yen (Students 2,400 yen)
-Middle-stage seat 2,800 yen (Students 2,000 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.
*Reservation (Telephone / Internet):
Available from: 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 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.)
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Bonsan (The Dwarf Tree Thief)
A man enters the garden of a master who owns many beautiful bonsan (miniature gardens with trees and stones arranged on a tray). The master discovers the man and decides to play a trick on him.
Nue (Nightbird)
The spirit of the Nue, a monster with the head of a monkey, the tail of a serpent, and tiger-like limbs, tells the tale of its own death. Based on Minamoto no Yorimasa’s killing of the Nue in The Tale of the Heike, this masterpiece by Zeami depicts the sorrow of the defeated from the side of the Nue.
