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Open-air performance #11 ／ fall 2023 Noh of the Wind V
September 9, 2023 From 17:00 ／ Open 16:00
Venue：Susumu Shingu WIND MUSEUM ／ The stage over the pond
Program
New production Children's Kyogen Sandalino - Picnic in the forest 〈Original work, Script〉 Susumu Shingu, 〈Composition〉 Genjiro Okura, 〈Kyogen supervisor〉 Tadaaki Zenchiku
Chorus Sandalino's song（Lyrics：Susumu Shingu ／ Music composition：Takumi Seino）、Starry Night , Graffiti on the Sky（Lyrics：Susumu Shingu ／ Music composition：TeN）
Kyogen Clear water
Noh Kikujidou
Performers
New production Children's Kyogen Sandalino - Picnic in the forest 〈Sandalino〉 Tadaaki Zenchiku , 〈children〉 Sanda Children's Choir , 〈flute〉 Yousuke Akai , 〈small hand drum〉 Sanda Children's Choir , 〈large hand drum〉 Yu Kuwata （3rd grader） , Ayane Moriyama（2nd grader） , Rai Kuwata（1st grader） , 〈large hand drum〉 Shinya Ueda
Chorus Sandalino's song , Starry Night , Graffiti on the Sky 〈conducting〉 Kohei Konaka , 〈piano〉 Yoko Takahashi , 〈chorus〉 Sanda Children's Choir
Kyogen Clear water 〈Taro Kaja〉 Takashi Zenchiku 、 〈Master〉 Reo Konishi , 〈Kouken〉 Ryosuke Uenishi
Noh Kikujidou 〈Jidou〉 Naoyoshi Umewaka , 〈Imperial messenger〉 Kinjiro Esaki 、 〈Follower〉 Yoshiaki Matsumoto , Taro Ezaki 、 〈Kouken〉 Motoharu Yoshii , Yoshiteru Ueda , 〈the Noh chorus〉 Takahiro Ueda , Otoya Fujitani , Daisuke Ueda , Takeo Fujii , Akitaka Ueda 、 〈flute〉 Yousuke Akai 、 〈Small hand drum〉 Genjiro Okura（Living national treasure） , 〈large hand drum〉 Shigeji Omura 、 〈large hand drum〉 Shinya Ueda and others
Admission： 〈F：seating on the sheet ／ 1 adult + 1 child or 2 children （elementary school and junior hight school students）〉 5,000 Yen 〈S：seating on chairs〉 5,000 Yen 〈A：seating on chairs〉 4,000 Yen 〈B：Standing seats（High school and university students）〉 1,000 Yen ＊ Refunded in case of rain. Only S seats are available to see the performance at the Arimafuji Kyisei Center.
Organized by： General Incorporated Foundation ATELIER EARTH
Sponsored by： Hyogo Prefecture, Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education, Hyogo Arts and Culture Association , City of Sanda , Sanda City Board of Education
Supported by： The Rotary Club of Sanda South
"The 5th Wind Noh" began on Saturday, September 9 with a parade performed by children in kimono of the Sanda Children's Choir.
The approximately 280 guests who gathered were all enthusiastic people who had come from Paris, Tokyo, Osaka and Sanda.
The weather was perfect and the "Sandalino Picnic in the Woods" began with the first entrance of the children accompanied by jiutai （chorus） and oayashi （musical accompaniment）, followed by Sandalino, played by Tadaaki Zenchiku, who appeared with the children.
The joy of eating, which Sandalino, who has no mouth, does not understand, and the children, exhausted from playing hide-and-seek after the picnic, returned home.
There was a chorus by the Sanda Children's Choir, and after a short break, the fire-entering ceremony. Susumu Shingu carried the sacred fire given by Komausa Hachiman Shrine, and two bonfires floating on the pond were lit.
Shingu and Genjiro Okura, a living national treasure and kotsuzumi （small tabor） player of the Noh musical accompaniment, then spoke about the history of why Noh theater began here in the first place. The firelit Noh play on the water stage turned into a beautiful sunset, and by the time Atsushi Ueda finished explaining Kyogen Shimizu and the Noh play Kiku-jidou, the stage was enveloped in beautiful colors.
Next was the Noh theater, Kiku-jidou. The gorgeous musicians and gorgeous costumes dazzled the audience, and the two-and-a-half-hour performance went by in a flash. In this stunning natural environment, everyone experienced the splendor of the Earth.
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