Difference between revisions of "Kanze Kojiro Nobumitsu"
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Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a [[Noh]] ''[[otsuzumi|ôtsuzumi]]'' drummer<ref>Thomas Hare, ''Zeami Performance Notes'', Columbia University Press (2008), 151. </ref> and playwright, known especially for the play ''[[Ataka]]'', upon which the [[kabuki]] play ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' was later based. | Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a [[Noh]] ''[[otsuzumi|ôtsuzumi]]'' drummer<ref>Thomas Hare, ''Zeami Performance Notes'', Columbia University Press (2008), 151. </ref> and playwright, known especially for the play ''[[Ataka]]'', upon which the [[kabuki]] play ''[[Kanjincho|Kanjinchô]]'' was later based. | ||
| − | Nobumitsu was the seventh son of [[On'ami]], third head of the [[Kanze school]]. Along with his son [[Kanze Nagatoshi|Kanze Yajirô Nagatoshi]] and contemporary [[Konparu Zenpo|Konparu Zenpô]], Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in ''[[furyu Noh|fûryû Noh]]'', featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles. Unlike Zenpô and Nagatoshi, however, Nobumitsu's plays - especially ''Ataka'' and ''[[Funabenkei]]'' - have retained considerable popularity in the repertoire down through the centuries.<ref>Lim, 49n19.</ref> | + | Nobumitsu was the seventh son of [[On'ami]], third head of the [[Kanze school]]. Along with his son [[Kanze Nagatoshi|Kanze Yajirô Nagatoshi]] and contemporary [[Konparu Zenpo|Konparu Zenpô]], Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in ''[[furyu Noh|fûryû Noh]]'' ("in-style Noh") or ''geki-Noh'' ("dramatic Noh"), featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles. Unlike Zenpô and Nagatoshi, however, Nobumitsu's plays - especially ''Ataka'' and ''[[Funabenkei]]'' - have retained considerable popularity in the repertoire down through the centuries.<ref>Lim, 49n19.</ref> Fifteen of Nobumitsu's works remain in the active repertoire today; of those, nine are so-called ''geki Noh''.<ref>Tsubaki, 300.</ref> |
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*''Funabenkei'' | *''Funabenkei'' | ||
*''[[Kocho|Kôchô]]''<ref>Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," ''Asian Theatre Journal'' 22:1 (2005), 37.</ref> | *''[[Kocho|Kôchô]]''<ref>Beng Choo Lim, "Performing Furyû Nô: The Theatre of Konparu Zenpô," ''Asian Theatre Journal'' 22:1 (2005), 37.</ref> | ||
| + | *''[[Momijigari (Noh)|Momijigari]]'' | ||
*''[[Rashomon (Noh)|Rashômon]]'' | *''[[Rashomon (Noh)|Rashômon]]'' | ||
*''[[Taisei Taishi]]'' | *''[[Taisei Taishi]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 23:49, 6 March 2014
Kanze Kojirô Nobumitsu was a Noh ôtsuzumi drummer[1] and playwright, known especially for the play Ataka, upon which the kabuki play Kanjinchô was later based.
Nobumitsu was the seventh son of On'ami, third head of the Kanze school. Along with his son Kanze Yajirô Nagatoshi and contemporary Konparu Zenpô, Nobumitsu is considered a pioneer in fûryû Noh ("in-style Noh") or geki-Noh ("dramatic Noh"), featuring more complex plots and a greater emphasis on action and drama between characters rather than internal psychological struggles. Unlike Zenpô and Nagatoshi, however, Nobumitsu's plays - especially Ataka and Funabenkei - have retained considerable popularity in the repertoire down through the centuries.[2] Fifteen of Nobumitsu's works remain in the active repertoire today; of those, nine are so-called geki Noh.[3]
Plays
- Ataka
- Funabenkei
- Kôchô[4]
- Momijigari
- Rashômon
- Taisei Taishi
References
- Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese, vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152.
- Andrew Tsubaki, "The Performing Arts of Sixteenth-Century Japan: A Prelude to Kabuki," Educational Theatre Journal 29:3 (1977), 300.
