[Ikeda Castle Ruins Park at Night] Watch Noh and Kyogen on the special water Noh stage “23rd Ikeda Takigi Noh” held

2022.05.15

The stage illuminated by bonfires against the backdrop of Ikeda Castle, the sounds of songs and drums echoing in the night sky. Fresh green A refreshing dusk will take you to a mysterious world.
On Saturday, May 21, 2022, we will hold the “23rd Ikeda Takigi Noh” where you can appreciate Noh and Kyogen at the “Ikeda Castle Ruins Park Special Water Noh Stage”.

23rd Ikeda Takigi noh

The Noh play this time is the Noh “Kanawa”, which expresses the terrible resentment of an abandoned woman in the form of a terrifying demon, even the prayer of the rare onmyoji Abe no Seimei.
In addition, “Tamura” tells the heroic war record of Shogun Sakanoue Tamura Maro with a dashing dance.
In addition, a heavy drinker will perform a kyogen “Inaba-do” that depicts the story of her husband who divorces his wife while he is away and tries to get a new wife.

Program highlights / synopsis

【Tamura】
When an eastern monk goes out to see the city, when he is admired by the beautifully blooming cherry blossoms of Kiyomizu-dera in mid-March, a child holding a broom appears and cleanses the shade of the tree.
When the monk asked about the history of this temple, the child elaborated on the reason for the construction of Kiyomizu-dera. In addition, the child taught the monks about the surrounding attractions and enjoyed the cherry blossoms and the atmosphere of the moonlit night together.
From that situation, a monk who realized that the child was not an ordinary child asked for the child’s name. When the child answered, “If you want to know my name, look in the direction of your return,” I entered Tamurado.

As the monk reads the sutra in the shade of the cherry blossoms all night, the spirit of Sakanoue Tamura Maro, who is dressed as a majestic military commander, appears. Then, in response to the order, he advanced the army to subdue the bandits of Suzukayama. During the subjugation battle, Senju Kanzeon appeared and told the situation that all the enemies were destroyed by the help, and it is said that this is also the Buddha power of Kannon.

【Kanawa】
A woman living in the city visits Rakuhoku Kibune’s shrine and prays for her husband’s misconduct, who has abandoned herself and has a new wife. When the woman went to the shrine today, the person at the shrine who was waiting for her said, “Please put an iron ring on your head. Light the three legs of the iron ring, paint your face red, and wear a red kimono. If you have an angry heart, you will instantly become a demon and your wish will come true. ” She says she says, “I’m not the one you’re talking about,” but she changes her complexion and she runs away.

On the other hand, the ex-husband of the woman visited the onmyoji “Abe no Seimei” because his bad dreams continued. When he talks about the situation and asks him to forge, it is said that the woman’s resentment will kill him tonight, so please hurry and pray. Seimei Abe prepares the altar, makes and places the man and his new wife’s doll, and begins praying.
Then, the spirit of the woman who became a demon appears, blaming her husband’s change of heart, grabbing his second wife’s hair and hitting it violently, but being chased by the guarding gods, losing her magical power and leaving her heart.

◆Kyogen◆
Inabado
Fortunately for the heavy drinker’s wife to return home, her husband sends a divorce letter.
Her husband asks Inabado’s Yakushi Nyorai to give him a new wife.
The wife who knew it pretended to be a Yakushi Nyorai and told her, “Make the woman standing on the stone steps of the west gate your wife.”
When her husband went to the west gate with delight, there was a woman who completely covered her face with a beautiful standing clothes (Kazuki). She immediately takes her home and congratulates her …

■ Date and time
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Open 16:30, Start 17:00
(From 17:00 to 17:30, the performance will be performed by the Noh classroom at the “Satsukiyama Children’s Culture Center”, and the program will start from 17:30)

■ Venue
Ikeda Castle Ruins Park Special Water Noh Stage (3-46, Shiroyama-cho, Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture)
(In case of rain, move the venue to the Ikeda Citizens’ Culture Hall and change the time to open 17:30 and start 18:00)

■ Admission fee
Advance non-reserved seats (tax included) General 3,000 yen / Students 1,000 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 500 yen
*Same-day tickets will increase by 500 yen for general students only
*Please refrain from entering preschool children.

■ Performance / appearance (in order of performance)
Semi-noh “Tamura” … Ryosuke Ido, Masazaemon Esaki, etc.
Kyogen “Inabado” … Ryuhei Zentake, Reo Konishi, etc.
Noh “Kanawa” … Grace Umewaka, Kinjiro Esaki, etc.
(Performers are subject to change)

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