Noh Yamamoto Theater presents two performances at the seven-century-old Japanese classical Noh Theater on the stage of the Plovdiv Ancient Theater.

27.09.2019
‘The Feather Mantle' and 'The Ground Spider'
19:30~21:00 Ancient Theater Plovdiv
Tickets at the Ticket Office in front of the Municipality of Plovdiv and online at eventim.bg

‘THE FEATHER MANTLE'
One spring morning, the fisherman Hakuryo from Mio goes fishing and notices marvelous clothes among the branches of a pine tree. He decides to take them with him and turn them into a family fortune, but suddenly a wonderfully beautiful girl appears before him. She tells him that she is a celestial girl serving in the Moon Palace and asks Hakuryo to return her clothes without which she would not be able to return to heaven. The fisherman at first refuses, but is touched by the girl's tears, so he promises to return them if she performs a celestial dance before him...
Starring: Celestial Girl - Akihiro Yamamoto, Hakuryo - Ryoichi Arimatsu

'THE GROUND SPIDER'
The great warrior Minamoto-no-Rayko is sick with an unknown and serious illness. His servants bring him medicines, but the suffering of the warrior does not cease. One night, a strange monk comes into Rayko's room on the pretext that he is interested in his health. Raiko exposes the monk, who admits to being the spider demon Tsuchi-gumo, who sent a serious illness tormenting the warrior. After a brief fight, Raiko injures Tsuchi-gumo, but the demon manages to escape. Hitori-musha, Rayko's loyal armor-bearer, is sent to track down the demon and destroy him. Bloody traces take Hitori-musha and his armed force to an ancient stone mound ...
Starring: Monk - Maya Bezhanska, Spider Demon - Stella Krasteva, Rayko - Margarita Petrova, Hitori-musha - Ryoichi Arimatsu
Tickets online for "The Feather Mantle” and "The Ground Spider” HERE.

The new Noh Play, 'Orpheus' aims to emphasize the peculiarities of the Japanese traditional aesthetics through the widely known image of the hero Orpheus, placed in the center of an ethical dilemma, typical for both Japanese and European cultures.
The newly created play 'Orpheus' and a classical Noh play: "The Feather Mantle” and "The Ground Spider” will be presented on the stage of the Ancient Theatre Plovdiv on 27 and 28 September 2019.
28.09.2019
New Noh play „Orpheus “
19:30~21:00 Ancient Theater Plovdiv
Tickets online at eventim.bg
The creation of the play, as well as the actual performances, will involve popular Bulgarian actors, directors and children from the local schools, as well as Japanese masters. The director, screenwriter and chief executive of the show is Yamamoto Akihiro, and the show stars Maya Bejanska.
About Theater Noh:
Noh theater was born about 7 centuries ago. It is the oldest classical performing art that still exists in its original form and continues to be performed without interruption of tradition. Noh's roots are deep - it emerges as a collection of rituals, many of which honor the souls of the dead through dance and song. Gradually, theater staff gained the patronage of high-ranking feudal lords, who cemented Noh's position as a samurai art. From the 16th century onwards, the ability to sing and dance Noh became part of the samurai's primary education. Even in contemporary Japan, Noh continues to be one of the most revered performing arts. It combines many traditional elements and plays a key role in shaping Japanese cultural identity. This is why many Japanese - from business people to housewives - study it as a hobby. In 2008, the Noh Theater was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO.
About the 'Yamamoto' Noh Theater
Founded in 1927, Noh Yamamoto Theater is the oldest existing Noh Theater in Osaka today. The theater is registered as Japan's National tangible cultural heritage. The theater organizes and presents various events, mainly in the field of Japanese classical performing arts. Noh Yamamoto Theater combines traditional Japanese architecture with new technologies, such as LED lighting, mobile applications and multilingual subtitles, thus attracting a wide range of Japanese and foreign audiences. One of the main goals of the theater is to present the traditional Noh Theater as a lively, relevant and functioning classical performing arts in modern times. Since 2010, Yamamoto Theater has been presenting Noh Theater annually, outside Japan as well, with 26 performances and 29 workshops in countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, France, Finland and more. The theater actively cooperates with local cultural and diplomatic institutions for the purpose of long-term professional and cultural exchange. Since 2015, the Theater has been conducting professional trainings with local actors, working in Bulgaria annually with actresses Maya Bezhanska, Stella Krasteva, Margarita Petrova, Mila Bancheva and others.
The project is organised by NPO social systems ‘Yundola’ and is a part of the FOCUS: Japanese Culture Programme, which is implemented in partnership with the EU-Japan Fest Foundation.
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