Noh Play Matsu Bayashi
January 1-3, 2025

Matsu Bayashi is a New Year’s celebratory performance which flourished during the Muromachi period (the 14th to 16th century). Originally, it took the form of troupes of performers and musicians who presented their auspicious New Year greetings at people’s residences.
In the Edo period, the Tokugawa Shogunate turned this customary practice into a noh-style performance as a formal ritual to be held during the festivities.
MOA Museum of Art invites visitors to this Matsu Bayashi performance, staged in its Noh Theater, during the first three days of January 2025.
Start a brilliant new year with this special event!

Title

Takasago, a repertoire of the Matsu Bayashi performance (approx. 15 minutes)

Dates

January 1–3, 2025

Stages

Wed. January 1 (national holiday)

• (1) 13:30
• (2) 15:00

Tatsumi Daijirō
Tazaki Hajime
Fue (flute): Kuribayashi Yūsuke
Kotsuzumi (shoulder drum): Iitomi Yoriaki
Ōtsuzumi (hip drum): Ōkura Keinosuke
Taiko (stick drum): Sawada Akira

Thu. January 2 and Fri. January 3

• (1) 11:00
• (2) 14:00

Thu. January 2
Tatsumi Manjirō
Tazaki Hajime
Tatsumi Kazuma
Fue (flute): Kuribayashi Yūsuke
Kotsuzumi (shoulder drum): Shimizu Kazuto
Ōtsuzumi (hip drum): Ōkura Eitarō
Taiko (stick drum): Sawada Akira

Fri. January 3
Tazaki Hajime
Tatsumi Kazuma
Tatsumi Manjirō
Fue (flute): Fujita Takahiro
Kotsuzumi (shoulder drum): Shimizu Kazuto
Ōtsuzumi (hip drum): Ōkura Eitarō
Taiko (hip drum): Ōkawa Noriyoshi

Venue

The Noh Theater, MOA Museum of Art

Tickets

This program is offered free of charge (Museum admission fees apply)