Atsushi Ueda Nohgaku small drum“Kotsudumi” player New Nohgaku script writer “Dengakusha” Co., Ltd.CEO
The roots of Nohgaku are “Sarugaku” and “Dengaku”. “Sarugaku” is an ancient Japanese performing art. “Dengaku” is a performing art that prays for a good harvest. These fusions led to the creation of Nohgaku. What is “Dengakusha”? Connecting “agriculture”and “traditional performing arts”. It also means a company that spreads the joy of Nohgaku. DENGAKUSHA
Nohgaku is the oldest Japanese performing art. It was also registered as the first UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage. Nohgaku has the longest history in the world. And it is a performing art with high artistry and spirituality. The photo shows the performance “Okina” at the Vatican→
The Instruments
Listen to the music!
Close your eyes and listen. The unique world created through the sounds of Japanese instruments spreads across the theatre and between the special zones of stilness and action on stage, serving an important role to heighten the tension and enhance the atmosphere. The 'Gonin-bayashi' (five court musicians) in the song of the Hina-Matsuri (Grfs Day) uses precisely the sounds of these four instruments and chanting. Fue ( flute The fue used in Noh is a transverse flute called No-kan and is made from bambon. No-kan is the only instrument in Noh that plays melodies in dances called mai, such as Jo-no mai and Chū-no mai, synchronizing with the beat rhythm. The flutes used in Nob each differ slightly from one another in length and size, with individual timbre.
Ko-tsuzumi (shoulder-drum)
This is sometimes called simply tsuzumi (drum) There are two basic tones: the high-pitched kan and the low and soft otsu, which can both produce loud and soft sounds, and depending on the way the drum is struck, four sounds 'chi, ta, pu and po' can also be produced. For the performance the player breathes onto the drum skin to control the moisture and adjusts the tension of the heads, while small pieces of Japanese paper are moistened and stuck on the back drumhead to fine tune the tone. tate shirabe (long chord with tassels tying the drum heads together) O-fsuzum Ö-tsuzumi is also called ökawa. Before each performance the drum heads which have been cried over charcoal heat for 1 to 2 hours is placed over the body of the drum and stretched taut with shirabeo chords. Doing so will ensure a unique strong and resonating high-pitched sound (expressed as 'kaan' in Japanese) different from the soft sound made with the ko- tsuzumi. The sounds are expressed by strong and weak, and resounding beats ('don-chcn' in 'apanese). Taiko While horse hide is used in the other percussion instruments, cow hide is used for the Taiko. There are two sounds made by the Taiko, the non- resonating sound' ('tsuku-tsuku' in Japanese) and the Hayashi Kata musicians during performance. From right fue, ko-tsuzumi, o-tsuzumi and taiko. 'resonating sound' ('ten-ten' in Japanese). � ©
Original Noh Kyogen by Atsushi Ueda. Kyogen is a comedy within Nohgaku. I focus on the history, culture, and great people loved by local people. And I will focus on modern events. A new script written over the past 4 years. •New Noh performances "Naomasa", "Kamiike", "Yatsukodayu", "Mitsuhide", "Ten no Kawa", "Murashige", "Kiyohimebuchi" •New children's Kyogen "Chi-tan and Tamba dragon" "Kumagusu and Slime Mold" "Sandarino" And “Amabie” to pray for the elimination of the new coronavirus First Performance •New Noh performances "Naomasa", •New children's Kyogen "Chi-tan and Tamba dragon"
•New Noh performances"Yatsukodayu" •the elimination of the new coronavirus “Amabie” November 20, 2021
けど男性器の性流体はかけど自否3rd performance December 28, 2021 Yamanami Hall Tamba City · Kyogen “Sanbaso” •Kyogen “Kakiyamabushi” •New children's Kyogen "Chi-tan and Tamba Dragon" l won the “Fukuchiyama Castle Challenge", a project held by Fukuchiyama City (1st place out of 34 groups)         March 8, 2021 •New Noh “Mitsuhide” and Armored Warrior in Fukuchiyama 4th Performance
•New Noh “Mitsuhide” and Armored Warrior in Fukuchiyama
November 3, 2021 Hyozu Shrine Tanba City The most famous historical novelist, Ryotaro Shiba, wrote a novel about the legend of Naomasa Akai and his magical sword bag. I created it as a new Noh script! We will leave the scripts of traditional performing arts for future generations with new themes, We will create a historical culture that we can be proud of around the world.