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The Continuity of Tradition Today: The Nohkan’s Part in Adaptations of W. B. Yeats’s At the Hawk’s WellThe Nohkan’s Part in Adaptations of W. B. Yeats’s At the Hawk’s Well

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This chapter assesses the degree of continuity of the nohkan that is illustrated in three contemporary Noh play adaptations of William Butler Yeats's At the Hawk's Well by nohkan performers of the Issō School. It looks at interviews conducted with nohkan performers and a composer. It also highlights the nohkan's traditional role in contemporary and English-language Noh that allows variations and embellishments by performers, which demonstrate musical continuity in the context of experimentation. The chapter discusses a number of shinsaku Noh that have been successful and performed more frequently. It describes the performance of Yokomichi Mario's Taka no Izumi and Takahime , including the English-language Noh production of At the Hawk's Well by Theatre Nohgaku.

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