Noh, contemporary classical music and calligraphy -- each is an artistic form with its own appeal.
However, "Ikutagawa Monogatari (The Tale of Ikuta River)," a newly created noh drama to mark the 50th anniversary of Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo (Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall), will put all three together on the same stage. And more.
In addition to one noh actor and two musicians, the production will feature three kyogen players and the nation's only female vocalist of Tendai shomyo (the chants of the Tendai school of Buddhism).