study noh/kyogen this summer!

[Jonah Salz]

There are three opportunities for studying traditional noh and kyogen
theatre this summer.  These are:
 
1). Kyoto Performance Institute/Traditional Theatre Training
>A one-week orientation will be followed by daily training with traditional
>masters, culminating in a costumed recital.  Costs are =A5350,000 including
>housing for two months, not inclusive of airfare or food. Application
>deadline: April 15. For further information please contact:
>        Jonah Salz, Director
>        T.T.T. '95
>        434 West Chestnut Street
>        Lancaster, PA 17603
>        1-717-295-2637 fax/717-295-3916 tel
>        e-mail: J_Salz at acad.fandm.edu
 
2). Portland State University School of Extended Studies will sponsor
T.T.T. in Residence as part of the Portland International Performance
=46estival.  Kyogen master Akira Shigeyama and his son Doji will teach
traditional kyogen, and lead an experimental workshop using texts by Grimm
and Beckett.  Available for 8 college credits or a 0--credit option, it
will consist of:
>=85 July 17-Aug.  10       Intercultural Performance (taught by J. Salz)
>=85 July 24-Aug.  10       Kyogen workshop (taught by Akira Shigeyama)
>=85 July 24-Aug.  10       Fusion workshop: experimenting  with Western tex=
ts
>utilizing kyogen techniques, structure, and spirit
>Tuition and housing fees will vary from $835-$1500 for the four weeks,
>depending on credit and housing options.  For further information, contact:
>Michael Griggs, Portland Int'l Performance Festival, PSU School of Extended
>Studies, P.O. Box 1491, Portland, OR 97209.
>503-725-5389 tel/503-725-4840 fax/Internet: michael at ses.pdx.ed
 
3). Noh music and dance in Bloomsburg, PA!
*Richard Emmert, Tokyo-based ethnomusicologist and noh expert, will offer a
three week course in Noh Music and Dance at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
in Pennsylvania, July 20-August 10.  Composer of numerous "English noh,"
student of noh instruments, song, and dance for two decades, and frequent
teacher abroad, Emmert brings a unique power as both performer and scholar.
Cost is $775, including tuition and housing.  For further information,
contact:Noh Training Project, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Box 66,
Bloomsburg, PA 17815 1-717-784-4912 tel/717-784-5530 fax. Applications are
due April 15.
 
I hope some Canadians can attend!