Oshima Noh Theatre of Hiroshima & Theatre Nohgaku

Purcell Room

Kiyotsune/Pagoda Wednesday 2 December 2009 – Thursday 3 December 2009

This a rare opportunity to catch a performance of Japanese noh theatre in London. Dating back seven centuries, noh is a classical Japanese performance form combining elements of dance, drama, poetry and music. Featuring elaborate costumes and masks, it is a highly aesthetic stage art.

The 15th-century classical warrior play Kiyotsune tells the story of lieutenant-general Kiyotsune who, after taking his own life following a crushing defeat, appears to his wife as a ghost to tell her of his decision and his torment.

Pagoda is a new English-language noh play by Jannette Cheong, inspired by her grandmother who sent her youngest son away to sea to avoid the famine that ravaged China’s rural areas in the 1920s, never to see him again. Combining this story with an ancient Chinese legend, Pagoda deals poetically with the emotional nuances of migration, identity and longing.

Suitable for children aged 12 and up.

Series discount: Book for two or more shows part of our Autumn Dance & Performance season and get 20% off.
(Limited availability. Not valid for Spaghetti Western Orchestra, Ennio Marchetto and Into the Hoods)

To book: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/calendar/productions/oshima-noh-theatre-of-hiroshim-48722