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Outreach Performance — Natural Motifs in Noh and Kyogen: The Moon
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[Natural Motifs in Noh and Kyogen: The Moon] Outreach Performance *Performance Schedule DATE: Saturday, September 12, 2026 TIME: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. *The finish time is an estimate and may vary. Book Online *Title and Main performer Commentary (Japanese) Kyogen: Mikazuki (The Winnowing Basket Hat) / ISHIDA Yukio (Izumi school) Noh: Tōru (Lord Tōru) / HIGASHIKAWA Mitsuo (Hōshō school) *Audio guide: No audio guide available. *Subtitles: Available in English and Japanese. Displayed on individual screens on front seat backs. *Admission (Including Tax) -Front-stage seat 5,800 yen -Side-stage seat 4,000 yen (Students 2,800 yen) -Middle-stage seat 3,500 yen (Students 2,500 yen) *Tickets for students and persons with disabilities are available online. Purchases with other discounts are not accepted. Wheelchair spaces are available. For more details, please contact the Box Office. Seating Plan *Reservation (Telephone / Internet): Available from: 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 10 *Tickets may be purchased at the National Noh Theatre box office and ticket vending machines from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Only on National Noh Theatre performance days. (Ticket sales start the day after telephone and internet reservations begin.) *We do not hold tickets separately for over-the-counter purchases. *National Theatre Ticket Centre (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) [Tel.] 0570-07-9900/03-3230-3000 (for some IP phones) Book Online Mikazuki (The Winnowing Basket Hat) Fed up with her husband’s enthusiasm for renga (a form of poetry), the wife asks for a divorce. As a token of parting, the husband offers her a winnowing basket and begins to compose a poem... Tōru (Lord Tōru) Rokujo-kawara Palace, where Minister Minamoto no Tōru once enjoyed recreating scenes of salt-making of Michinoku Province. The spirit of Tōru appears in the ruins of the palace to perform a dance of reminiscence.
