[Shinjuku Future Creation Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation] A luxurious special project by the Nomura family of the East and the Shigeyama family of the West, the pinnacle of the Kyogen world! New Year’s Kyogen Masterpiece Performance (January 31, 2026, Shinjuku Cultural Center) Image
URL: Shinjuku Future Creation Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Press release: October 16, 2025 To Members of the Press A luxurious special project by the Nomura family of the East and the Shigeyama family of the West, the pinnacle of the Kyogen world! New Year’s Kyogen Masterpiece Performance (January 31, 2026, Shinjuku Bunka Center) Shigeyama Sengoro will perform “Sanbasan,” a celebratory dance celebrating fertility as the ultimate tradition, while Nomura Mansai will perform “Mansai Bolero,” a solo dance of Western music with a contemporary feel. Don’t miss the collaboration between Nomura Mansaku and Shigeyama Shigeyama, two Living National Treasures from the East and West.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146578/23/146578-23-969eeddd68dd65d334410d59b3ea0a39-590×834.jpg [Date and time] Saturday, January 31, 2026 Performance starts at 14:00 Doors open at 13:30 [Venue] Shinjuku Cultural Center Large Hall [Scheduled songs/appearance]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146578/23/146578-23-e0f6148a85966f07b8e40a8a602c1472-2551×636.png ★Sanbansan – Chitose-tsuku – Shigeyama Sengoro Shigeyama
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146578/23/146578-23-42e963cfe76f5e452324762a3529926a-576×865.jpg This unique piece, which, together with “Okina,” constitutes “Shiki Sanban,” is neither Noh nor Kyogen. It features an unusual arrangement of musical accompaniment, rhythmic chants of an elderly god, and a celebratory dance. The performance itself is regarded as sacred as a festival, and footsteps are used extensively, to the point that dancing is referred to as “treading.” The addition of “Chitose no Mai” will add an extra touch of grandeur to the opening of the festival. ★Twin Talk Nomura Mansai & Shigeyama Sengoro ★Subayashi Takasago – Hachidan no Mai – ★Kari Suehiro Mansaku Nomura Yuki Nomura Shigeyama Shichigosan
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146578/23/146578-23-18122a834a4df98bedd48da9884c18ef-582×872.jpg Ordered to buy a Suehirokaji, Tarokaja is persuaded by a
smooth-talking man from the capital to buy him a used umbrella, which he takes home and is scolded and kicked out by his master. So, just as the man had taught her, she tried singing and dancing to the amusing tune “Kasugayama, Carrying an Umbrella”… This collaboration between two Living National Treasures of the East and West, showcasing their different styles, is not to be missed. ★MANSAI Bolero Mansai Nomura
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/146578/23/146578-23-c44ace8af2e153a4fb9b2f14ffb8d731-680×1024.jpg This work, choreographed and premiered by Mansai as a solo dance, spirals upwards, repeating the same rhythm like a “Sanbaso” dance. Beginning with motionless stillness (death), it depicts resurrection and rebirth, dramatically expressing a day beginning at dawn, a year (four seasons), and even a lifetime, all condensed into a dozen minutes. [Tickets] All seats reserved S seats: ¥7,000 (ward resident discount), ¥6,500 (Friends’ Club discount), ¥6,000 A seats: ¥6,000 (ward resident discount), ¥5,500 (Friends’ Club discount), ¥5,000 B Seats: 5,000 yen Y Seats (under 25): 3,500 yen *Preschool children not allowed [Inquiries] Shinjuku Bunka Center Office, TEL: 03-3350-1141 (9:00 AM – 8:00 PM, except on closed days)
https://www.regasu-shinjuku.or.jp/bunka-center/shusai/42045 [Sponsor] Shinjuku Future Creation Foundation [Planning/Production] M&O plays