能狂言講座 Noh and Kyogen Class

能狂言講座

 

 

　７月２１日、豊田市にある能楽堂で「能狂言講座」に出席した。名古屋の能楽堂は行ったことがあるが、豊田の能楽堂は初めてである。

　講座は三部から成っていた。

１．柳生新陰流２２代宗家柳生耕一厳信（としのぶ）と天道流薙刀術１７代宗家木村恭子との対談。聞き手は味方玄（みかたしずか）観世流シテ方能楽師。

２．柳生新陰流と薙刀術の演武

３．「橋弁慶」のさわりの実演

　一番良かったのは「橋弁慶」の実演であった。味方能楽師の力強い謡と弁慶役の演技が素晴らしく、今度は装束を着けた「橋弁慶」を見たいと思った。

Noh and Kyogen Class

　　I went to Toyota Nohgaku-do in Toyota City to attend a Noh and Kyogen Class on July 21.　I visited the Nohgaku-do for the first time in my life, though I had visited the Nohgaku-do in Nagoya.

　　The class consisted of three parts:
1. Interviews with Koichi Tosihnobu Yagyu, the 22nd Soke for the traditional sword martial arts called Yagyu-shinkage-ryu, and with Yasuko Kimura, the 17th Soke for the traditional Naginata sword martial arts called Tendo-ryu Naginata-jyutsu.　The interviewer was Noh performer Shizuka Mikata.
2. Demonstrations of the above mentioned traditional martial arts.
3. The Noh performance of "Hashi-benkei" by Mikata Shizuka, Noh-performer.

　　 I enjoyed the Noh performance the best. Mikata's performance was very impressive. His chanting of "Hashi-benkei" and his movement as Benkei on the stage was so moving that I felt like going to see his performance in full costume some day in the near future.