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Between The Stones: Performance Demonstration Lecture | Phase 2

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We are delighted to invite you to attend Performance Demonstration Lecture (Phase 2) of the new noh drama ‘Between The Stones’ on 8th February 2019.

This performance demonstration talk is designed to introduce audiences to the key elements of noh and to have a close up and interactive experience of how a new noh is developed from ‘page to stage’.

Date: Friday, 8th February 2019
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, Dublin 16

Tickets: €14/€12
Tickets can be booked online HERE!

‘Noh’ is classical Japanese theatre which combines dance, drama, music, poetic text, exquisite costumes and masks into a highly aesthetic form of art that has been performed continuously for 650 years.

The focus of the new noh, Between the Stones, is ‘from tragic loss to peace’. It explores how the burden of grief turns into an understanding and celebration of life, death, beauty and love; and the transformative power of gardens to nurture and heal the soul… It also uniquely brings together three Japanese cultural forms – noh, karesansui gardens and furin (wind chimes).

The professional noh actor, Kinue Oshima, the composer, Richard Emmert, and the author of this new two-act English language noh drama, Jannette Cheong, will share key aspects of how this new noh will be transformed from the poetic text to the stage production using traditional noh techniques.

This is the third noh performing arts collaboration between Richard Emmert and Jannette Cheong and the second with the Oshima family following the acclaimed success of Pagoda (2009 European Tour, 2011 Asia Tour).

Come and join this unique team to have a deeper understanding of the 650 year-old theatre of noh, and learn about the second
important phase of this rare, new collaborative noh project.

More information (brochure) can be found HERE.

The event is supported by Ireland Japan Association and The Mill Theatre, Dundrum

 

Reading of Noh drama ‘Between The Stones’ | Dublin

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On Sunday, 23rd September, we were delighted to welcome Jannete Cheong, London based poet, writer, designer and curator, and the first British person to write an English-language Noh, to Dublin for an afternoon of reading of new Noh drama ‘Between The Stones’.

Event took place and was hosted by Royal Hibernian Academy, and was attended by IJA members, representatives of Embassy of Japan in Ireland and general public.

It was a great opportunity to everyone interested in Japanese culture and arts to learn about Noh and its development from ‘page to stage’. Event also helped to build new relationships and share ideas and learning through cultural and educational engagement both inside and outside the world of Noh.

Noh is classical Japanese theatre which combines elements of dance, drama, music and poetic text into a highly aesthetic for or art and uses elaborate costumes and exquisitely carved wooden masks.

Review about Dublin event can be found here!

Screenshot: www.betweenstestones.com

IJA would like to thank Jannette Cheong and everyone at the ‘Between The Stones’ project, RHA for hosting this event and everyone who attended. Thank you!

More information about the project: www.betweenthestones.com 

Getting To Noh – From Page To Stage (Phase 1)

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You are invited to attend an Illustrative Talk & Reading of the new noh drama ‘Between The Stones’ on 23rd September 2018.

This is phase one of a three-phase project. It will provide an opportunity for an up-close understanding of Noh from ‘page to stage’ and will be of interest to those engaged in, or fascinated by, Japanese arts and culture. The whole project will also build new relationships and share ideas and learning through cultural and educational engagement both inside and outside the world of Noh.

Date: Sunday, 23rd September 2018
Time: 2.30 – 4.30 PM
Venue: RHA, Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

 

What is noh? And how is a new noh in traditional style conceived – from ‘page to stage’?

‘Noh’ is classical Japanese theatre which combines elements of dance, drama, music and poetic text into a highly aesthetic form of art that has been performed continuously for 650 years. In contrast to its minimalist stage, noh uses elaborate costumes and exquisitely carved wooden masks.

This Illustrated talk and reading is designed to introduce audiences to the key elements of noh and to have a close up and interactive experience of how a new noh is developed from page to stage.

The new noh ‘Between the Stones’ brings together three iconic Japanese cultural forms (noh, karesansui gardens and furin wind chimes). It was written following the deaths of family members and a mentor and friend close to the author. The piece explores how the burden of grief turns into an understanding and celebration of life, death, friendship, beauty and love; as well as the transformative power of gardens to nurture and heal the soul…

The author of this two-act English language noh drama, Jannette Cheong, will share her experience of noh and how a new noh is developed from the poetic text in preparation for a stage production.

This is the third noh performing arts collaboration between Jannette Cheong and Richard Emmert following the acclaimed success of Pagoda (European Tour – London, Dublin, Oxford, Paris 2009, Asia Tour – Tokyo, Kyoto, Beijing, Hong Kong 2011) and Opposites-InVerse (London 2017) .

To book your place, please RSVP by Thursday, 20th September by email: info@ija.ie or call: 01-6787008.

More information about the noh ‘Between the Stones’ and the brochure can be found here!

www.betweenthestones.com

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