The 18th National Cultural Festival "YAMAGATA 2003"
Noh-play performance
October 4 (Sat)

Dreams and Pleasure
Fashion Show in Yonezawa

October 5 (Sun)

Wind Band Festival
October 11 (Sat) - October 12 (Sun)

   @Noh-play performance
  October 4 (Sat) 9am - 7pm@Denkoku-no-mori@Free admission (Sorry, all full!)
  Noh-play enthusiasts from all over Japan get together at Denkoku-no-mori hall, and their achievements of daily discipline will be shown. There will also be performances by professional Noh-artists, including Shimai choreographic performance (Kanze-style), Mai-bayashi music (Kongoh, Kita and Hosho style), Kyogen play (Ohkura-style), and special Noh play performance
"Ten-ko" by Umewaka Rokuro, current master of Kanze school.
 

<Part 1> Utai (chant) and Mai (choreographic performance) by Noh enthusiasts from all over Japan
October 4 (Sat) 9am-3pm

  <Part 2> Masters' performance, Shimai, Mai-bayashi, Kyogen, Noh-play
October 4 (Sat) 3:30pm-7pm
  @Dreams and Pleasure Fashion Show in Yonezawa
  <Part 1> Fashion Love Story
October 5 (Sun) 2pm-3pm, 6pm-7pm@Denkoku-no-mori Okitama Culture Hall
  The fashion show is held in Yonezawa, a castle town with a tradition of hand -weaving.
Using Yonezawa textiles as base material, both professional models and amatuer models
from the community don the imaginative creations of various designers, both professional and amatuer.
  YFoot can prepare a ticket( 6pm-7pm only) for you. Let us know if you want to go and see.
  <Part 2> Kachofugetu(the beauty of nature) The Flow of History
October 5 (Sun) 3:30pm-4.30pm In front of Denkoku-no mori (East side)
  Step back in History 250 years and come through to the present by looking at period fashions.
There are performances by elementary school students of the city and various groups.
  Recycled Fashion Show
October 5 (Sun) 3:10pm-3:30pm
  Kimono, Obi, Jeans and others were made into 30 new dresses.
  @Wind Band Festival
 

October 11 (Sat) - October 12 (Sun)@Denkoku-no-mori@Okitama Culture Hall
Free Entry ( reserve tickets in advance )

  Wind bands from all over Japan will perform various entertaining pieces of music.
The event will take place both inside and outside Denkoku-no-mori.
@@official site@http://www.benitaro.info/
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