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Chikuzen Biwa in memory of Mari Uehara, late of Chikuzen Biwa, telling the Tale of the Heike

2025/10/04(sa.) 13:30 Starting

Kanze Noh TheaterTokyo

Official https://international-culture.co.jp/e/251004/

A memorial performance in memory of the late chikuzen biwa player Mari Uehara. Chikuzen biwa player Hiro Tsuruyama, satsuma biwa player Seishu Suda, and transverse flute player Kohei Nishikawa will spin the classic "Tale of the Heike" through narration and performance. In the elegant setting of the 25th Kanze Noh Theatre commemorating the 25th Kanze Sakon, famous scenes from the Gion Shoja, Dannoura, and other locations are recreated with rich emotion. This will be an unforgettable performance in which traditional techniques and the depth of the storytelling will resonate with each other.

Program

  • Gion Seishaso (Buddhist sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)

  • final battle of Heike-Genji wars

Scheduled program: Gion Seisha, Dannoura, and others. The program is subject to change. Please be forewarned.

Performer

  • Makoto Suda

    Satsuma biwa (or its music)

  • Hiro Tsuruyama

    biwa (Japanese lute)

  • Kohei Nishikawa

    transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

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    How to apply
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    03-3402-2171
    FAX】 03-3470-0627
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