Noh Reimagined returns with a powerful edition as part of  Kings Place’s Earth Unwrapped. Experience the transcendent artistry of Japanese noh theatre with two classical masterpieces —" Bashō” and “Matsukaze”,  alongside the world premiere of Song of Rona Island, a historic first-time collaboration between Scottish artists and Japanese Noh performers.

Bashō (Plantain Tree) by Konparu Zenchiku, a is a mesmerising tale in which the spirit of a banana plant, appearing as a middle-aged  woman, embodies the Lotus Sutra’s teaching that plants too, can attain enlightenment, reflecting a vision of the harmony and equality of humans and the natural world.

Matsukaze (Pining Wind) by Zeami Motokiyo tells the story of a beautiful young woman named Matsukaze( meaning sound of wind blowing through pine trees) and her sister Murasame (meaning cold autumn rain), both of whom are ghosts who have waited in the otherworld for the return of the exiled nobleman Ariwara no Yukihira. In her longing, Matsukaze mistakes a pine tree for her beloved and dons Yukihira’s treasured court costume. She dances in a frenzy of remembrance and longin
g, before disappearing once more into the wind blowing through the pine tree.

Tiecket: 10-52 pounds