SOLD OUT! 650 year-old Traditional Comedy “Kyogen” in English by Theatre of Yugen

Event Details

Date & Time:
Friday, April 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM PDT
*Doors open at 6:00 PM

Venue:
Theatre of Yugen’s NOHSpace | 2840 Mariposa St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Admission:
$20 ONLY!

Agenda:
6:00-6:30  Doors Open 
6:30-6:35  Welcome Remarks, Michi Kaifu | CEO, Enotech Consulting & Co-Chair, Programming Committee of Japan Society of Northern California + House Keeping by Tiger Zhou, Theatre of Yugen
6:35-6:40  Performance – Nanatsugo (Komai)
6:40-7:10  Performance – Boshibari / Tied to a Pole (Classical Kyōgen in English)
7:10-7:25  Fireside Chat, Lluís Valls & Nick Ishimaru, moderated by Michi Kaifu 
7:25-7:30  Closing Remarks, Steve Pollock | President, Japan Society of Northern California & Haruko DeArth, President of the Board, Theatre of Yugen
7:30-8:00  Social Networking & Refreshments

Casts:
Nanatsugo:
Kate Patrick

Boshibari:
Tarokaja – Lluís Valls
Jirokaja – Nick Ishimaru
Master – Meryn MacDougall
Koken – Kate Patrick

*Tickets are sold out*

Brief Story of Boshibari:

The wily servants Tarokaja and Jirokaja steal their master’s sake whenever the master is away. The master has a plan. He enlists Jirokaja to help him tie Tarokaja’s hands and arms to a pole so that he cannot steal the sake. Then the master quickly ties Jirokaja’s hands behind his back as well. The master leaves the servants, with no fear sake will disappear while he is away. Despite these restraints, Taro and Jiro attempt to break into the cellar to have a little party.

Our Amazing Performers:–

Lluís Valls
Lluís acts, directs, and writes for the theatre. He has studied Noh with Richard Emmert, Akira Matsui, and Teruhisa Oshima (Kita school), Kyogen with Yukio Ishida, Go Iida and Yuriko Doi (Izumi school), and Kotsuzumi Noh drum with Mitsuo Kama (Ko school), as well as training in butoh, Suzuki method, and clowning. A graduate of SFSU, Mr. Valls has been a disciple of founder Yuriko Doi since 1993 and served as Theatre of Yugen’s Joint Artistic Director with Jubilith Moore and Libby Zilber from 2002 – 2008. He has been a main actor for Yugen since 1997 and currently serves as the Director of the Kyogen Company. Lluis is also a founding member of the local Clown company Clowns on a Stick, as well as international Noh troupe Theatre Nohgaku with whom he has toured throughout Europe, Asia and the US.

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Nick Ishimaru

Nick Ishimaru (he/him) is a co-founder of San Francisco-based Kunoichi Productions. Prior to working with Kunoichi, he served as the Artistic Director of Theatre of Yugen from 2016 to 2020. He has trained in noh and kyōgen for over 10 years with San Francisco’s Theatre of Yugen, Theatre Nohgaku, and the Kita school noh master Oshima Teruhisa in Tokyo. Ishimaru has directed many productions including The Red Demon, A Noh Christmas Carol, Seen/By Everyone, The True Tale of Princess Kaguya, Fun Home, Never Mind, and Anything Goes. He has performed in A Noh Christmas Carol, Puppets and Poe, The True Tale of Princess Kaguya, Bellini’s Norma, Carmen, Mame, and dozens of English language kyōgen, among others.

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