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A Visit to the Izumi School Head Family’s Salon
Four of us, including the president, attended the Izumi-school kyogen gathering, the Izumi School Head Family’s Salon. Mr. Izumi was very pleased to see us, and it was an excellent gathering.
The photographs accompanying the report include a program for June 20 and a separate notice for July 29. Their distinct dates and venues are preserved below as historical information.
Izumi School Head Family’s Salon, vol. 10
Beautiful kyogen: dance, chant, and storytelling
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Venue: Hashirakutei, COREDO Muromachi 3
| Form | Work | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Short kyogen chant | 番匠屋 | 和泉采明, 和泉慶子 |
| Short kyogen dance | 七つ子 | 和泉和秀 |
| Kyogen storytelling | 朝比奈: an excerpt from the kyogen 朝比奈 | 和泉元聖 |
| Short kyogen chant | 鐘の音 | Tokuro Miyake |
| Short kyogen dance | 福の神 | Junko Izumi |
| Kyogen storytelling | 平家: from the kyogen 清水座頭 | Motoya Izumi |
Separate notice pictured in the report: Izumi-kai
Venue: Cerulean Tower Noh Theatre, Shibuya
Cerulean Tower Hotel, basement level 2, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Venue telephone: 03-3477-6412
Wednesday, July 29, 2020: performance at 19:00; doors open at 18:30.
Program: the kyogen plays Kombu-uri (昆布売) and Shimizu (清水), among others.
Performers: Motoya Izumi, twentieth-generation head of the Izumi school; Junko Izumi, the first female kyogen performer in history; Tokuro Miyake X; 和泉元聖, 和泉和秀, 和泉采明, 和泉慶子; and other direct pupils of the head family.
- SG seats: ¥10,000, reserved seating.
- S seats: ¥8,000, reserved seating.
- A seats: ¥6,000, unreserved seating.
- B seats: ¥4,000, unreserved seating.
Organizers: the Izumi school head family, twentieth-generation head Motoya Izumi, and the Izumi Head Family Supporters’ Association.
Supported by the Izumi School Head Family Association.
Reservations and inquiries: 090-3432-2856 / [email protected]
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