Left: Mansai Nomura Right: Yuji Sakai

◎What is Kaitai Shinsho?
　Mansai Nomura, the artistic director of the Setagaya Public Theater, plans and performs himself, and every time he welcomes a variety of guests for a “talk and performance”.This is a series that "deconstructs" the various fields and elements that make up the world of contemporary art, and reexamines the origins and foundations of each.

◎This year's theme is "Variations of Voices - Between Uta and Uta -"
Using Mansai's "voice" of Noh and Mr. Sakai's "voice" as a vocalist, I would like to think about the "possibilities of voice".

[Performers] Mansai Nomura/Yuji Sakai (members of the vocal group "Gospellers")

◎ Appearance
●Mansai Nomura
Born in 1966.Kyogen performer.Artistic director of the Setagaya Public Theater.He is the eldest son of Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura.General Designator of Important Intangible Cultural Property. He presides over Kyogen Gozarunoza.In addition to Noh and Kyogen performances in Japan and overseas, he has starred in the stage productions of "Meridian Ritual," "Oedipus Rex," "Hamlet," and the movie "Onmyoji." In "Machigai no Kyogen", he directed and starred in a stage that made full use of Kyogen techniques, and in "Kunitojin", a stage that tried to fuse classical performing arts and modern art.He is also active in a wide range of fields, such as appearing on NHK Educational TV "Nihongo de Asobo". In 99, he received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Theater Division Newcomer Award, and the 2003 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award for Arts. In 05, he won the Kinokuniya Drama Award and the Asahi Performing Arts Award for composition and direction of Atsushi: Sangetsu-ki Meijinden.Main publications include "Mansai de Gozaru" (Asahi Shimbun), "Kyogen Cyborg" (Nihon Keizai Shimbun), "Kyogen Sannin Sansama Nomura Mansai" (Iwanami Shoten), "MANSAI ◎ Kaitai Shinsho" (Asahi Shimbun Publishing) and others.

● Yuji Sakai　
Born in 1972.A member of the five-male vocal group "Gospellers". In 5, formed a group at the Waseda University a cappella circle "Street Corner Symphony". In December 91, they made their major debut with the single "Promise".Since then, he has released many representative songs such as "Towani", "Hitori", "Hoshikuzu no Machi", and "Mimosa".On December 94st last year, they celebrated their 12th anniversary of their major debut.He is also involved in a wide range of activities, including providing music to other artists, participating in vocals, producing, and solo activities.As a pioneer of Japanese vocal groups, he has released works in Asian countries.As an individual, he has been in charge of the narration in the program "NHK Haiku" since 12, and in 21 and 15 he has been in charge of the narration of the planetarium "Manten", and is also active outside of music activities.


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