Thursday, December 8 2005
Saturday, December 10 2005
Noh mask by Tendo Noguchi
Created and choreographed by Yana Schnitzler
Calligraphy by Masako Inkyo
Produced and conceived by Nana Onishi and Zenryu
The eternal theme of the Noh mask maker, Tendo Noguchi’s creation is called “Kuyo”, after the Japanese word for praying for one’s ancestors. Noguchi feels and finds a spirit and soul inside a tree and interprets this onto the masks carved from its wood. The performers, led by choreographer Yana Schnitzler, touch the masks and dance as if moved by the powers hidden therein. It is actually the masks that lead the performers — and through them tell stories to the audience.
Yana Schnitzler, founder of Human Kinetics Movement Theater, blends dance and the visual arts to create site-specific movement installations that transform the environment, revealing to its audience new possibilities of perception and meaning.
The press release in Forbes magazine:
