Kyoto Takigi Noh 2013: Oe-yama
KYOTO TAKIGI NOH (Fire-lit performance) Heian-jingu Shrine, Kyoto 1, 2 JUNE 2013 I strongly recommend those in Japan on June 1, 2 to come and attend the Heian Jingu Takigi Noh […]
Japanese Punk and Italian Noh
On the plane from Helsinki to Osaka I was sitting next to this Japanese punk guy, Keiji (I initially thought he introduced himself as “Cage” until I saw his FB […]
Traditional Japanese theatre trading cards (Italian set)
During a brief stop in Italy some time ago I purchased on Ebay this set of six 1960s (I think) trading cards by the famous meat extract company, Liebig. The […]
Notes on translation
I’m on an airplane, working on my translation of Kiyotsune into Italian. The beauty of the poetry is too much to take and I cannot stop the tears rolling down […]
Kiyotsune’s face #2
The mouth is now open. Kiyotsune is getting ready to tell his story. In this picture you see Hea-Kyoung carving the chūjō mask I will use for Kiyotsune. At the bottom […]
