Hola a todos,

Noh Training Project, que cumple 15 años, se llevará a cabo del 20 de Julio al 8
de Agosto en la Universidad de Bloomsburg. Hay inscripciones hasta el 1 de
Julio. Los maestros son reconocidos japoneses y estranjeros, que dictan talleres
en Japón y en el exterior. El fundador de este proyecto, Richard Emmer, ha hecho
investigación muchos años en Japón. Sus traducciones y más de 200 sinopsis de
obras de Noh han sido publicadas por el Teatro Nacional de Noh en Tokyo. Otro de
los maestros, Akira Matsui, fue nombrado "Intangible Cultural Asset" por el
gobierno del Japon en 1988. Aqui envío la información completa de este proyecto.

un saludo,


Mauricio Martinez
Visiting Research Scholar
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Kyoto
www.nichibun.ac.jp

Web Encyclopedia of Japanese Performing Arts in Spanish
www.japonartesescenicas.org



Noh Training Project
July 20th- August 8th, 2009

What is Noh?
One
of the oldest continually performed theatre forms in the world, noh
combines dance, chant, music, and mask in a powerful and stately
performance experience requiring intense inner concentration and
physical discipline. Actors, directors, dancers, musicians, and
academics interested in a non-Western performance experience are
encouraged to apply.
Noh Training Project
The Noh
Training Project is a summer three-week intensive, performance-based
training in the dance, chant, music and performance history of Japanese
classical noh drama. The Noh Training Project offers the most intensive
and extensive noh training available in the United States.

Faculty
RICHARD EMMERT - NTP Founder
Director and Head Instructor
A
certified Kita school noh instructor, Richard Emmert has studied,
taught and performed noh in Japan since 1973. He is a professor at
Musashino University in Tokyo where he teaches Asian Theatre and Music.
Along with the Bloomsburg NTP, Emmert teaches an on-going
semi-intensive Noh Training Project in Tokyo and is the Artistic
Director and founder of Theatre Nohgaku which performs noh plays in
English and includes many past participants of NTP.
AKIRA MATSUI - Master Teacher
Akira
Matsui is a master actor-teacher of the Kita School of Noh. He began
studying noh at the age of five and at the age of 12 became a live-in
apprentice to Kita Minoru, the head of the Kita School. For over 35
years, Matsui has led master classes in noh at universities around the
world and has performed with various theatre troupes. In 1988 he was
designated an Intangible Cultural Asset by the Japanese Government.
He has been affiliated with NTP since 1997 and performed in Theatre Nohgaku's At
the Hawk's Well tour.
MITSUO KAMA - Master Drumming Teacher
Mitsuo
Kama began studying the chant of noh in 1967 with Kita actor Tani
Daisaku, and later kotsuzumi with Ko school master drummer Kamei
Shun'ichi and otsuzumi with Kadono school Living National Treasure
Kamei Tadao. He has taught students in his own Sanko-Kai classes since
1985 and at the Bloomsburg NTP since 2003.
He has also performed in Theatre Nohgaku tours of At the Hawk's Well,Pine
Barrens and Crazy Jane.
JAMES FERNER - Drumming Instructor
James
has studied noh in Tokyo with Kita actor Omura Sadamu since 1996. A
kotsuzumi and otsuzumi student of Mitsuo Kama, he also studies taiko
drum under master drummer Sakurai Hitoshi. With NTP he has been the
general music and assistant drumming instructor since 2004. He is a
founding member of Theatre Nohgaku with whom he has performed in tours
of Crazy Jane andPine Barrens.
JUBILITH MOORE - Dance-Chant Instructor
Jubilith
is Co-Artistic Director at Theatre of Yugen in San Francisco where she
has taught Winter Training Sessions since 2003 in addition to other
training sessions and workshops. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at
San Francisco's School of the Arts high school since 1998 and recently
became a lecturer at San Francisco State University. Jubilith is a
founding member of Theatre Nohgaku and has performed in TN tours of At the
Hawk's Well, Pine Barrens and Crazy Jane.
ELIZABETH DOWD - Producing Director and Dance-Chant Instructor
Elizabeth
began her study of noh in Tokyo in 1992 through a six month
Japan-United States Friendship Commission grant. In 1995, she partnered
with Emmert to found the US-based Noh Training Project. She has since
offered various introductory workshops in noh at several universities.
Dowd is a 29-year member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, an adjunct
faculty member at Bloomsburg University, and a founding member of
Theatre Nohgaku with whom she has toured At the Hawk's Well and Pine Barrens.
JOHN OGLEVEE - Dance-Chant Instructor
John
has studied, performed and taught noh since 1996 under the tutelage of
Richard Emmert, Omura Sadamu, Mitsuo Kama and Akira Matsui, including
seven years in Japan. A trained actor, he has performed with a variety
of companies in the New York City area, Europe, North America and
Japan. In addition to NTP, John is a founding member and Managing
Director of Theatre Nohgaku with whom he has toured At the Hawk's Well and Crazy
Jane. He is currently completing an MFA in Asian Theatre at the University of
Hawaii.

COLLEEN LANKI is a theatre artist based in Vancouver, Canada, where she teaches
acting, and is directing and/or performing in original works and
contemporary Asian plays. She has an Honours Degree in Theatre
Performance from York University in Toronto, an MFA in Asian Theatre
(Directing Focus) from the University of Hawaii. Colleen lived in
Tokyo for over six years where she studied noh with both Richard Emmert
and Kita noh shite Omura Sadamu, and nihon buyoh with master dancer
Fujima Yûko and currently with Fujima Shogo. Colleen
founded Kee Company, a collaborative theatre group, in 1995 and the
company has since produced five multilingual, collectively created
works in Japan. In Hawaii she directed Ottayan by South Indian
playwright K.N. Panikkar, and the English language premiere of MORAL by
Japanese playwright Kisaragi Koharu, her co-translation of which was
published in the Asian Theatre Journal. This will be Colleen's first
year as a faculty member of the Noh Training Project. Colleen
Lanki is the Artistic Director of TomoeArts. Visit Colleen online at
www.colleenlanki.com.

How Do I Apply?


APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applicants
must send a resume and written narrative describing why they wish to
study noh, previous artistic influences, and what the applicant hopes
to gain from this experience. Please include a photo if possible.
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH NOH IS REQUIRED.
Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit will be needed to secure your
position.
Send applications to:
Noh Training Project 2008
c/o BTE 226 Center Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: (570) 784-5530
Fax: (570) 784-4912
Address questions to Elizabeth Dowd at: edowd@...
If you do not receive a timely email response, please phone (570) 784-5530 with
questions.


TUITION FEES AND DEADLINES
Tuition includes housing, Kita
Noh rehearsal fan, DVD of final recital, and group and solo recital
photos. Students MUST supply own pair of white Tabi (split toed socks).
Board not included.
First-year students - $1900.00 Application Deadline: July 1, 2009.
Returning students - $1800.00 Deadline for confirmation of intent to return:
July 1, 2009.
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS:
First-year
student early registration discount of $200.00 (for a total of $1700)
for registration by 3/13/09 - nonrefundable deposit of $700.00
due4/3/09. Balance of $1000.00 due 6/12/09.
Returning student
early registration discount of $100.00 (for a total of $1700.00) for
registration by 3/13/09 - nonrefundable deposit of $700.00 due 4/3/09.
Balance of $1000.00 due 6/12/09.
PLEASE NOTE: the early
registration fee is valid only if the deposit deadlines are met in a
timely manner. Any late payment of early registration deposits will
result in a reversion to the non-discounted fee schedule. As this fee
arrangement is connected to housing payment deadlines, there will be NO
EXCEPTIONS ALLOWED.
ADDITIONAL SAVINGS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS:
Refer
a new student to NTP 09 and receive an additional $150.00 off your
tuition (this applies to both the early registration and non-discounted
registration fees).
HOUSING:
Housing is located in the
Honeysuckle Apartments near the campus of Bloomsburg University. All
apartments are air-conditioned and have private bedrooms (4 per
apartment with a full-sized bed), 2 full bathrooms, kitchen, dining
area, living room and washer/dryer units. Free parking is available
outside the apartments for those with cars. Board is not included.
LOCATION:
Bloomsburg,
PA is located about 3 hours from NYC (by car) west on I-80, exit 236.
Nearest airports are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport, Harrisburg
International Airport, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton Airport, or Lycoming
Airport. Airport pick-up may be arranged for a small fee. Bloomsburg is
a small town offering little distraction from the rigors of training.
It is surrounded by rural farmland and many lovely State Parks. Good
hiking, biking, camping, and an award winning amusement park are
nearby. Weekends are free for rehearsal time or recreational excursions.
COLLEGE CREDIT:
This
year for the first time, Bloomsburg University will be offering three
credit hours of university credit to both PA residents and non-PA
residents.
$2281.00 Fee for PA Residents who take NTP as a 3 credit course (includes
housing in Honeysuckle Apts)
$2000.00 fee for PA Residents with no housing supplied
$3309.00
fee for non-PA Residents who takes NTP as a 3 credit course (includes
tuition, housing, and credit fee to Bloomsburg University of PA)*
*These fees are subject to change.
The
rigorous program is geared particularly to those with performance
training in theater, dance and/or music, but it is open to all
interested persons. The application deadline has been extended until
June 1st. Applicants should send a resume and written narrative
describing their interest in and reasons to study noh.

For Undergraduate credits, please visit www.bloomu.edu/nondegree and:
1. Complete and submit the electronic admission application (there is no
application fee).
2. Complete & submit the electronic scheduling form.
3. Have your high school send BUP an official transcript.
4. BU will send you a confirmation email showing that you are scheduled for the
class.
5. Once the class is completed you will be able to see your grade and you will
have earned 3 credits.

Send applications to:
Noh Training Project 2008
c/o Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
226 Center Street
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone: (570) 784-5530 Fax: (570) 784-4912

Please address inquiries to NTP 2009 producing director Elizabeth Dowd.

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