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留学生イベント:日本文化体験「能楽」Experiencing Japanese Culture 2017 – Nogaku

March 23, 2018

2017年11月16日、本学練習ホール館(能ホール)において、留学生を対象とした日本文化体験「能楽」を開催しました。関根知孝 邦楽教授を講師に迎え、今年は7か国12名の留学生が参加しました。

参加者は、実際の能楽公演で使用される衣装・面・能舞台に関する説明を受けた後、能舞台に上がり、能楽の基本姿勢である「かまえ」(膝を少し曲げて、重心をやや低くする)や動き方(「はこび」-重心の高さを変えないまま、踵を上げず摺り足で一足ずつ前へ進む)を教わりました。

続いて扇を使った舞を練習し、約1時間半の体験の締めくくりとして、関根教授の演技に合わせ、全員で能演目「老松」の一場面を舞いました。

最後に、邦楽科学生による演技披露と、能楽についての質疑応答が行われて、今回の体験を終了しました。短い時間でしたが、体験を通して留学生の日本に対する理解が深まったことと思います。

On November 16, 2017, an event for international students to experience Japanese culture was held in the Noh theatre located in the rehearsal hall building on Ueno Campus. Twelve students from seven countries learned about Nohgaku from Professor Tomotaka Sekine of traditional Japanese music.

Following the explanation about the costumes, masks, and the stage used in the Japanese theatrical art, the participating students went up on stage and learned the basic body position called Kamae (the knees are slightly bent, lowering the center of gravity of the performer) and the essential movement of steps called Hakobi (While keeping the center of gravity as in Kamae, the feet are slid on the floor without lifting them to step forward.)

After a practice using a fan, all the participants tried to perform a scene from the Noh drama Oimatsu (the aged pine) guided by Professor Sekine, which became the outcome of the one-and-a-half-hour lesson.

The last attraction of the event was a performance by students of traditional Japanese music, followed by a question and answer session regarding Noh.
Although they only had a short amount of time, the participants took advantage of the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Japan.