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The Noh play Tousen. Right to left, in boat: main actor shite, Mikata Shizuka, 54; two boy kokata, Satoro Mikata, 6, and Haruka Mikata 11, sons of Noh actor Mikata Madoka; two girl kokata, Mikata Nodoka, 20, and Mikata Azusa, 15; daughters of Mikata Shizuka. Musicians: o-tsutsumi (large hip drum) Masaru Dai, 60; small shoulder drum (ko-tsutsumi) Kichisaka Ichiro, 55; flute (fue) Ichikaza Sugi, 70. Kanze Kaikan Noh Theater, Kyoto, 7 November 2020. Image courtesy of Theater Noh

Noh Now

Joseph Houseal 12 December 2020

The family transmission of an ancient art

Noh Actor Mikata Shizuka performs Atsumori. Victoria and Albert Museum, 2009. Photo by Jonathan Greet

Atsumori

Joseph Houseal 2 February 2019

Tales of transience, honor, and transcendence

Hagoromo by Kimura Busan (1876–1942). The angel flies above Mt. Fuji before she flies to the shores at its base. Image courtesy of Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art

Hagoromo

Joseph Houseal 5 January 2019

Portraying the dance of a natural, spiritual wisdom