The Noh Training Project, now in its 14th summer, is a three-week intensive, performance-based training in the dance, chant, music, and performance history of Japanese Noh Drama. This summer NTP will again be hosted by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble in Bloomsburg, PA. Bloomsburg is located about 3 hours from NYC (by car). Its nearest airports are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport, Harrisburg International Airport, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton Airport, and Lycoming Airport.
As in the past, Noh Training Project 2008 will include five to six hours daily of group and private lessons in the chant (utai), dance (shimai) and musical instruments (hayashi) of noh, with twice-weekly evening viewing sessions of Noh performances on video with discussion on the history, literary and musical aspects of noh. There will be a final public recital on July 25th.
The program is lead by director and head instructor Richard Emmert. Noh Master and internationally renowned performer Akira Matsui will again join us for the final week of training. Noh musician Mitsuo Kama will once more be giving daily individual drum lessons. James Ferner will be head music assistant and lead general classes in noh music with Jubilith Moore, Elizabeth Dowd and John Oglevee also serving as instructors in the dance and chant.
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. Applicants must send a resume and written narrative describing their interest in and reasons to study noh. 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
For details about tuition fees and deadlines, including the early registration discounts through March, as well as housing arrangements in Bloomsburg, PA, please see our webpage at http://www.nohtrainingproject.org/.
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