Noh Inspired 1 Masking and Enmasking: Noh Theatre As A Strategy In Contemporary Art And Performance

A screening from Simon Starling’s Project for a Masquerade (Hiroshima), which shows the making of contemporary Noh masks as setting for a Cold War art drama, will be followed by performances
from three collaborations and a panel discussion: Ignacio Jarquin presents excerpts from his piece Madam Butterfl y Returns, incorporating Noh elements, music by Michael Finnissy and a libretto
by Andrew G Marshall. Ami Skånberg Dahlstedt and Palle Dahlstedt look at the role of hero and victim in Noh through movement and sound fragments. David Toop and Wiebke Leister explore the aesthetic and psychological significance of voice and face masking in Noh through sound and photography.