Friday, June 13, 2008

Noh play in Wisconsin! 能楽本番in Wisconsin

さて、前回リハーサルにお邪魔したユースイニシティブハイスクールのNoh Play お能のいよいよ本番がやってきました!あれから練習してきっとみんな今日はどきどき本番を迎えるんだな~。
能 にともない、観客へのディナーの準備。’日本人’という事で助っ人に呼ばれた私も早速高校へ。すでに準備は進んでいて、まずは装飾を。劇の舞台は生徒達が ほとんど終えていたので、私たちは周りのお花を。と、、、、やっぱり来たか、、、生け花についての質問。、、、。生け花でも道具もなければ、、、。と、開 き直り、みんなで生け花風の花飾りを作りました!いざ飾ってみるととってもきれい!
さて次はディナーのお手伝い。メニューはきゅうりとアボガドの中巻き、マスの燻製のパテ寿司、ごまだれアスパラガスうどん風パスタにラディッシュの浅漬け、サラダにオレンジとミントを添えて!う~~ん、なかなか、和食もどきの雰囲気をかもし出してくれました!
Japanese Noh play by Youth Initiative High School tonight! I went to the school to help them with their Japanese dinner and decoration!,,,,,,,,first thing I was asked was 'IKEBANA' ,,,oh it is bit hard without any tools ,,,, but we made them look like 'IKEBANA'! Then for dinner, we made Cucumber and avocado roll, Smoked Trout pate sushi, Asparagus and 'Gomadare'(Sesame base sause) noodle, press radish and salad with orange and mint! Well done!!
そろそろ観客もたくさん集まってきて、みんなでまずはディナー。もうすぐ本番が始まる!!
Lots of people came to see the play! We were all excited!




校長先生のジェーコブは今回は音楽担当。たくさんの楽器を使って、雰囲気を出してくれた重要な役!衣装もにあってますね~!
Mr. Jacob who runs the school played a lot of different instruments and made really nice sounds of Noh! He looks good in Japanese cloth too!
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さ てはじめは狂言の’仁王’バクチでお金に困った男が、仁王の衣装を持っているという仲間とたくらんで、仁王に化けて拝みに来る人たちからのお供え物をたく さん得て喜んだ。2回目に、足の不自由な人が治りますようにと拝みに来て仁王の足をさすると、くすぐったさが我慢できず動いてしまいばれてしまったという お話。主役のフォレスト君、仁王の顔もとっても良く作れてましたよ~~~!!

その次は姨捨山、鬼瓦、通い小町、文山立、谷行、墨塗と続き最後はにしきぎにて締めくくった!

奥の深い能楽。改めて一つ一つのストーリーを読んでいくのも面白い。いつかこの生徒達に、自分たちの演じた場面の残る日本を見せてあげたいな!

First one was one of the 'Kyogen' call The Deva King!

This play begins with a man who has fallen on hard times (by gambling), He decides to leave the city in which he lives and try his luck in a far away country. Before he leaves however, he goes to visit his friend. While the man and his friend are talking they come up with a plan to get the man some money. The man will mimic a stature of the god NIO so people will come and give him offerings, This greedy plan works well. They try a second time and people came and gave him offerings again. A man who came for praying touched the foot of NIO. NIO was tickled and couldn't help moving. Then everybody knew he was not real NIO!!!

After that, Obasute, Gargoyle, Komachi and the Hundred Nights, The Literate Highwayman, Taniko(The valley Rite), The ink- Smeared Lady and Nishikigi.

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