Noh Reimagined is a series of projects and festivals exploring the 650-year-old Noh theatre tradition. Noh Reimagined presents classical masterpieces by top Noh performers, together with premieres of ambitious commissioned works, inspired by Noh, which have been created by contemporary artists from diverse disciplines.
In the past three editions of Noh Reimagined festivals (2016, 2018 and 2022) which took place at Kings Place, London, we presented the best of the classical Noh performances embodying Noh’s aesthetic, philosophy, unique musical system, movement, and dramaturgy – which were reinterpreted and reimagined by inspirational British artists and shared with diverse audiences.
“I cannot praise this two-day festival enough” ★★★★★
Planet Huggil
“Noh Reimagined festival featured extracts from traditional plays, introductory talks and workshops about elements of the artform (varying from a basic demonstration about its movement style to the relationship between neuroscientific research and Noh practice), and contemporary works inspired by Noh. The festival placed these all on one plane, and in so doing emphasises the ambitious and new, while never diminishing the traditional. Each element helped to illuminate every other.”
The Journal of Music
