A special Noh-Opera collaboration – only in Seattle

Thank you very much for your generous donation to our Noh-Opera project! In March 2014, we held a preview of this unique collaboration between Munenori Takeda and Garrett Fisher at ACT Theatre’s small and intimate Bullitt Cabaret theatre space. Attached is a photo of the two artists together after that preview performance. Nearly 200 people came to watch the show and we collected 81 completed questionnaires from audience members. Here’s a sample of the enthusiastic comments they wrote:

I love it!

A very unique collaboration. Seattle should nurture this type of US-Japan innovation.

Great introduction of Noh and provides a good context for what will happen in September.

I enjoyed the brief view of the stylized Noh movements. The music of the Fisher Ensemble is beautiful.

Fascinating, both pieces.

Munenori Takeda is a very good performer! He will make Noh ‘refreshed’ and we want to see it. Ganbare!!

Creative, Mesmerizing

I am so inspired by this project. What a fabulous concept, a gathering of artistic energy the retention of a very high level of traditional theater, and then juxtaposition with another kind of creative mastery. Thank you!

I’m excited for September.

Great! Thank you.

Stimulating, fascinating.

Surprisingly wonderful! I will attend in September.

Thanks to your valuable support, we are on our way to staging the full performance and offering four shows in a larger space at ACT Theatre, bringing this special performance to even more people!

Doumo arigatou gozaimashita.
- Japan Arts Connection Lab