Noh Reimagined 2025: Bashō, Matsukaze & Song of Rona Island (world premiere)
Noh Reimagined returns as part of Kings Place’s Earth Unwrapped, celebrating the transcendent artistry of Japanese Noh theatre. This year features two classical masterpieces — Bashō and Matsukaze — alongside the world premiere of Song of Rona Island, a landmark collaboration between Scottish artists and Japanese Noh performers.
Bashō tells of a plant spirit embodying enlightenment, while Matsukaze follows two ghost sisters longing for a lost love. Song of Rona Island unites Scottish musicians and six Noh performers, blending sound and tradition to explore an abandoned island and fragile ecosystems.
Curated by Akiko Yanagisawa (Mu:Arts), Noh Reimagined is a festival and project that since 2016 has presented masterful performances and bold collaborations, showing Noh as a living art that speaks to memory, nature, and transformation. Noh Reimagined 2025 is supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, with the cooperation of TESSENKAI Public Interest Incorporated Association
https://noh.muarts.org.uk/