🗓️ Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Come discover kyōgen with us—a form of classical Japanese theater listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage!
It reveals the contradictions of human nature with humor and kindness.
A two-part exploration:
- at 1:30 p.m.: a lecture by Hiroaki Ogasawara of “Atelier Oga Paris,” a Noh actor and Kyōgen specialist from the
Izumi School.
Organizer: IrAsia (CNRS – Aix-Marseille University) In partnership with the Consulate General of Japan in Marseille and Atelier Oga.
Admission is free and open to the public, subject to availability.
Location: Conference Room 2, Multimedia Building, UFR ALLSH, amU – 29 Avenue Robert Schuman, 13100 Aix-en-Provence.
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At 5:00 p.m.: Performances of two traditional plays at the Noh Theater of Aix-en-Provence, Parc Saint-Mitre.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.: Kyogen performance
- 5:30 p.m.: Play in French, “Shimizu, the Spring”
- 5:55 p.m.: Intermission
- 6:15 p.m.: Play“Bôshibari, Tied to the Stick”
Featuring: Tadashi Ogasawara, Hiroaki Ogasawara, Raphaël Trano, and Thomas Legendre from Atelier Oga Paris
Venue: Noh Theater at Parc Saint-Mître in Aix-en-Provence
Organizer: City of Aix-en-Provence—in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan in Marseille and Atelier Oga.
