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
Dates
January 1–3, 2025
＊This video is the Noh performance event held on January 3rd.
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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