As I heard that I could see "Noh" (Japanese traditional theatre)
at V&A, I went there wearing my kimono.
To be honest, when I went to see "Noh" almost 10 years ago,
it was in Yasukuni Shrine and the play was "Atsumori"
as same as this time, the situation was perfect as
there were some cherry blossoms around the stage...
but I fell asleep. Sorry. Noh is sometimes a bit too difficult.
But this time I watched everything! And it was amazing.
I wonder why the "Noh-men" (Mask that actors use) looks
so powerful. Wearing a gorgeous kimono, waving a fan
and a sword, he looks like someone who is not from the real world,
he looks so mysterious but still beautiful.
Some audiences who looked getting bored at first
even started to lean forward a bit and concentrated on the stage
once "Atsumori" appeared. And the last part of the play,
suddenly the music stopped and the air fell completely silent.
This silent actually talks a lot....it was so touching.
I would like to say thanks to my friend who told me about this event!
