６月４日（火曜日）２０２４
２日にお能の会が無事終了しました。朝は小雨でまもなく止んだものの、予報ではまた雨との情報もあり不安でしたが、結果は上天気になり、これも神様がお守り下さったお陰と感謝しました。
８０名以上のお客様を迎えて、１部はお能の解説とワークショップ。今回のテーマは平家物語。勝修羅と負修羅について能面、装束など見せていただきながらの解説は非常にわかり易いものでした、ハイライトはシテ方鵜澤久氏の指導のもとに謡本の一部を謡うところ。鵜澤先生の明瞭で力強い謡に続いて復唱する皆さんの真剣な様子はなかなかのもので参加者は楽しかったに違いありません。囃子方の皆さんによるワークショップも楽しく、それぞれの楽器の持ち方や掛け声など右手左手を使って稽古してみると、その難しさや面白さが分かり能が身近に感じられました。
２部では屋島と敦盛の一部を鑑賞。能面や装束をつけての能も見事ですが、紋服、袴姿で地謡と囃子で見る舞囃子（まいばやし）と言われる能も修練された舞や曇りのない表情が目の前で見られ迫力一杯でした。どの動きも見事な型であり、その美しさは素晴らしく感銘を受けました。
第一線で活躍する能楽師の皆さんを招いて、多くのお客様に集まっていただき、今年も充実した能の会を催すことができたのは、頼もしいスタッフの支えあってこそ。皆様には感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。ありがとうございました。
Noh Event at Taga Asahiya was over on June 2nd. Although we had a little rain in the morning and it stopped after a while, we were still worried about the weather because the weather forecast predicted the rain again. In the end, it cleared up in the afternoon. We thanked God very much.
Having more than 80 participants, the Noh Event was separated into two parts. The first one was an explanation about performing art "Noh" and the workshop. The theme in this event was The Heike Story. Two Noh actors showed the masks of main characters and costumes, providing very easy explanations. The highlight in the first part was the Noh chant. Noh actor led the chant followed by the audience. Hisa Uzawa's chant was powerful and beautiful. People were following seriously and it must have been very fun. Instrument players also gave us very nice talks about each instrument's characteristics and technique. We felt more familiar with Noh.
In the second part, we appreciated two Noh performances which were Yashima (winning general of a war) and Atsumori (losing general of a war). The actor played without a mask and costume. This style of performance is called Maibayashi. The trained movements of the Noh actor were so beautiful and powerful. We were overwhelmed by their performance.
I, as an organizer, am very happy to have had this Noh event, which was so well-attended, with those amazing actors and players. I also thank many staff who helped a lot for the event. Thank you to all of these wonderful people!
