Japanese Theater: Kyogen 狂言

Date
Nov 7, 2019, 4:30 pm4:30 pm
Location
Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall

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Play: 附子, The Delicious Poison

Tarō-kaja and Jirō-kaja are entrusted with some sugar by their master, but told not to eat it, as it is poison; naturally, they eat it.

* Kyogen is comic theater which developed alongside Noh. While Noh is musical and solemn, Kyogen provides comic relief with a focus on clever dialogue. Historically Kyogen and Noh alternated in the same program, but now Kyogen is also performed independently, as will be the case in this event.

Actors:

Daijiro Zenchiku 善竹大二郎

Noriyoshi Ohkura 大藏教義

Shinkai Yoshida 吉田信海

 
Sponsors
  • Program in East Asian Studies
  • East Asian Studies Department
  • Comparative Literature Department
  • Music Department
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