Rikyu-Enoura
| RELATED PROGRAM: EXHIBITION
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| Hiroshi Sugimoto: Gates of Paradise |
NEW NOH | WORLD PREMIERE
Japan Society 110th Anniversary Commission
Friday, November 3, 7:30 PM—followed by an exclusive MetLife Meet-the-Artists Soirée
Saturday, November 4, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 5, 4:30 PM
Please Note: All Friday, November 3 tickets (Soirée and Performance) are SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available for performances on Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5.
| Hiroshi Sugimoto, acclaimed visual artist and traditional Japanese arts connoisseur, offers his most recent noh piece. In this new play, the ghost of revered 16th century tea master Sen-no-Rikyu appears to tell the story of his tragic death by forced suicide. Opening a door onto medieval Japan, the program begins with a tea ceremony by Sen So’oku, direct descendent of Sen-no-Rikyu, and features Japan’s top noh actors and musicians. Performed in Japanese with English titles. Performance + Soireé Tickets (November 3)
| Concept: Hiroshi Sugimoto Noh Libretto: Akiko Baba Co-Directors: Katayama Kurouemon, Hiroshi Sugimoto Noh Music Director: Kamei Hirotada Tea Ceremony: Sen So’oku |
Tickets can be purchased online, by visiting or calling the Box Office at (212) 715-1258, or by downloading this order form.
Dr. Takeshi Watanabe, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University, will lead a pre-performance lecture on Sen-no-Rikyu and Japanese tea ceremony one hour prior to the start of each performance.
Part of the NOH-NOW Series
Following the much acclaimed NOH-NOW performance series that Japan Society presented during our 2007 centennial celebration, we are proud to showcase a new NOH-NOW series to mark our 110th anniversary. This edition offers four new productions by today’s most celebrated artists who continue to draw inspiration from Japan’s centuries-old noh tradition.
Buy a ticket to each NOH-NOW production and save 20%! The discount will automatically be applied when ordering online.
Rikyu-Enoura is supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal year 2017.
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Medieval Japan’s Influence on the World
Japan Society’s 110th Anniversary Performing Arts Commissions, including Four Nights of Dream, Left-Right-Left, and Rikyu-Enoura, received support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Pre-performance lectures are supported by the National Association of Japan-America Societies, with funding from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.
The Medieval Japan’s Influence on the World and Today series is supported by The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and Toshiba International Foundation.
Rikyu-Enoura © Odawara Art Foundation.
- Sunday, November 5, 2017
- 4:30 pm