Master teachers Kanze Yoshimasa and Kuwata Takashi of the Kanze Kyuhkoh-kai speak about Noh (能, Nō), one of the traditional Asian art forms taught at ITI.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 (𝐈𝐓𝐈)
ITI’s Acting Programme is characterised by its performer-centred, practice-oriented training that emphasises intercultural work and original creation. It immerses students in traditional theatre forms from Asia (three that are recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage) and juxtaposes these intense interactions with both Stanislavskian and post-Stanislavskian actor training techniques. Its aim is to train socially engaged actors capable of working in a variety of contemporary theatre genres and forms.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐓𝐈’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
Kanze Yoshimasa (観世喜正) is a descendant of Kan-ami and Zeami of the Kanze family, and is active as a Shite-kata actor and teacher from the Kanze School of Noh. Born in 1970, he is also the eldest son of Master Kanze Yoshiyuki, the fourth head of Kanze Kyukohkai (Kanze School of Noh), which is one of the two branch families of Kanze. Trained by his father, he made his professional debut at the age of three. He is a board member in Kanze Kyukohkai and founded Know-Noh Company. He is also a member of the Japan Nôgaku Association (Tokyo Branch).

Kuwata Takashi (桑田貴志) is an actor and teacher at the Kanze Kyukohkai (Kanze School of Noh). He graduated from Meiji University in 1995, and trained as a live-in student under Master Kanze Yoshiyuki. Currently, Kuwata is active as an actor and teacher in Noh, both in Japan and overseas.

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