DATE:		June 1 & 2, 2007, doors open at 16:30, performance starts at 17:30, (scheduled to end at 20:45) *will be postponed in case of rain
PLACE:		Okazaki Nishi Tenno-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		City bus #5, #57 or #100 to Kyoto Kaikan/Bijutsukan-mae
TEL:		81-75-752-9022 (Kyoto Takigi Noh Secretariat/ from April 24)
ADMISSION:		2,500 yen in advance/ 3,300 yen on the door
TEXT:		Cosponsored by the City of Kyoto and the Kyoto Nohgaku Kai since 1950, Kyoto Takigi Noh is an established early summer Kyoto event in which performers from the Kanze, Kongo and Okura schools showcase their skills. This year’s theme is “Dance in the snow, sing to the moon, and play among the flowers.” The beauty of the dances, performed on a special stage in the front shrine, coupled with noh masks and costumes lit by flickering firelight, carries the audience to a subtle and profound world. *Contact Kyoto Takigi Noh Secretariat for information regarding delay or cancellation of the event due to rain, etc. TEL:  81-75-752-9022 (from April 24) 10:00-16:00, closed on Mondays. Day 1 Program Arashiyama: Noh (Kanze School) Yuki (snow): Noh (Kongo School) Fukitori (flute for a wife): Kyogen (Okura School) Ukai (cormorant fisherman): Noh (Kanze School) *A fire-lighting ceremony and greetings by the Mayor of Kyoto will take place between the first and second act. Day 2 Program Himuro (ice room): Noh (Kanze School) Matsukaze (wind in the pines): Noh (Kanze School) Kirokuda (six ox-loads of wood): Kyogen (Okura School) Shakkyo (stone bridge): Hannoh (Kongo School) *Greetings by the Director of Kyoto Nohgaku Kai and a fire-lighting ceremony will take place between the first and second act.