For Micchin: December 14th Kanze Kyuko-kai December Regular Meeting Part 2

This is a ticket for a Noh performance at the Yarai Noh Theater in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.

Performance Name: Kanze Kyuko-kai December Regular Meeting Part 2
Date: December 14 (Sun) Start 15:30
Venue: Yarai Noh Theater (Kagurazaka)
Seat: Shomen A Row (1st Row) Seat 9 (List Price: 5500 yen)

This is a very easy-to-see seat in the very front row, center stage.
Please check the 3rd image for the seat location.

There will also be an explanation of the plays being performed on the day before the performance, so even first-time attendees can enjoy it with ease and understanding.

[Program]
Commentary... Kanze Yoshimasa

Kyogen Nikyu Juhachi... Okura Motonari, Okura Yasunari

Noh Kou U... Nagashima Mitsuru, Okugawa Tsunanari, Mikuriya Seigo, Kobayashi Tsutomu, Yoshida Shinkai, Onodera Ryuichi, Shimizu Kazune, Kamei Yosuke, Kajitani Hideki

Synopsis of Kyogen Nikyu Juhachi:
A man comes to the Kannon of Kiyomizu to find a wife. He dreams that he should approach a woman standing by the west gate and ask her about her lodging. The woman leaves, saying Niku. The man deduces that Niku means the 18th house and visits the lodging, his expectations for the woman growing...

Synopsis of Noh Kou U:
In Wuji, China, when grass cutters board a ferry, the old ferryman asks for a Poppy (虞美人草) instead of fare. The old man tells the story of Kou U and his beloved concubine, Yu-shi, and disappears after asking for a memorial service. During the man's memorial service, the spirits of Kou U and Yu-shi appear. Yu-shi throws herself from a high tower, and Kou U shows his heroic end with a spear.


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