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<P><STRONG>Master Class in Japanese Noh Theatre with Rick Emmert:
Vancouver<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Come to
Vancouver for a Week of Noh.</STRONG></FONT></P><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>A rare opportunity in
Vancouver to study the dance and chant of Japanese classical Noh
Theatre.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">When</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Wednesday, August 20 –
Sunday August 24, 2003<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>9:00am – 4:30pm
Daily<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Where: </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>The Roundhouse Community
Centre - 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Special Event:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>August 24, 2003 – free
lecture demonstration open to the public 3:30 –
5:00pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Description:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 6pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>This workshop is five days
of intensive, performance-based training in the dance, chant, music and
performance history of Japanese Noh drama. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 6pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Actors, directors, dancers,
musicians (particularly vocalists) and academics interested in non-Western
performance experience are encouraged to apply.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 6pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>One of the oldest
continually performed theatre forms in the world, Noh combines dance, chant,
music, and mask in a powerful and stately performance experience requiring
intense inner concentration and physical discipline.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Emmert is visiting North
America to give his annual three-week summer intensive Noh Training Project
workshop in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania from July 14th – August 1. On his return to
Japan, he will stop in Vancouver for this five-day special workshop.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Instructor:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Born in Ohio in 1949,
Richard Emmert is an American who has studied, taught, and performed Noh drama
in Japan since 1973. A certified Kita school Noh instructor, he has studied all
aspects of Noh performance with a special concentration in movement and music. A
professor at Musashino University in Tokyo where he teaches Asian theatre and
music, he also directs in Tokyo, a semi-intensive, on-going Noh Training Project
for English Speakers. He continues to lead a 3-week Noh intensive in Pennsyvania
which is entering it's ninth successful season this summer. In 2000, he created
a company of English-speaking Noh performers made up largely of his advanced
students known as Theatre Nohgaku. Their first tour of North America took place
in 2002 and was produced by the San Francisco based company Theatre of Yugen.
Over the years, Mr. Emmert has led extended Noh projects at universities in
Australia, England, India, Hong Kong, and the United States, most of which have
been with Kita Noh actor Akita Matsui. He has co-authored with Monica Bethe a
series of Noh performance guides for the National Noh Theatre and produced a CD
entitled, "Noh in English". He has composed the music for five noh plays in
English including most recently Erik Ehn's Native American and Japanese Noh
fusion play <I>Crazy Horse</I>, performed by Theatre of Yugen in San Franciso in
2001.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Costs:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Cost: $370<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(includes Kita noh fan,
value $70)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>Enrollment is limited. Book
now to secure your space.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 41.2pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=2>($50 non-refundable deposit
due August 1<SUP>st</SUP> to reserve position)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<B>Pangaea Arts</B> at (604) 875-8316 for information and
registration</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>