Jubilith is one of the most giving, insightful and fun instructors with whom I've had the pleasure of working - and I ain't just sayin' that to say it, she rocks.
Sofia Amad

I have a defined place of focus and calm now that didn't exist before. It did wonders for my voice as well. I resonate deeper and feel more control vocally. Nathan Holguin
(Currently clowning w/Ringling Bros.)

I learned a great deal in just a few weeks. It was a time where I could grow as a person and an artist. I look forward to taking the course again next year.
Judy Halebsky

Applicants should contact:

Jubilith Moore
Winter Training Session
Theatre of Yugen
2840 Mariposa St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Phone: (415) 621-0507
FAX: (415) 621-0223

Enrollment is limited.

" Jubilith Moore as the master ... [was] excellent and gave the full flavor of a Kyogen performance."
- Post Newspapers

"and a powerfully focused Jubilith Moore lead a magnetically intense cast . . . "
- Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

Theatre of Yugen's fifth annual Winter Training Session is a six week semi-intensive (three days a week), performance-based training in the dance (komai/shimai) and chant (kouta/utai) of the classical Japanese forms of Kyogen and Noh. Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9pm and Thursday and Saturday mornings from 9 - 12pm. Students will learn a number of short dances and songs from Kyogen and Noh plays and will focus on one such piece for the final recital for an invited public. Students are encouraged to participate in all weekly sessions, but it is possible to participate in only one or two per week.

Meticulous body and verbal articulation as well as a tremendous amount of concentration and focus characterize the performer’s work. As such, dance and chant are both a delightful and effective way to develop the performer's voice and body.

With satirical humor, Kyogen addresses such worldly concerns as greed, vanity and the pleasures of outwitting someone. These short comedies are cast with stock characters of servants and masters, wives and husbands, and feuding Buddhist priests. Choreographed movement complements stylized voice flavored with sprinklings of old Japanese language.

Noh

Noh is a highly refined, richly symbolic and beautifully stylized dance-drama written in lyric poetry. It is tragic theater, deeply philosophical and concerned with man's spiritual beliefs and moral codes. Theatrical elements include a simple, elegant setting, elaborate costumes, two-three main characters, a chorus and a musical ensemble of three drummers and flutist.

NO PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.

Upon acceptance into the session, a non-refundable deposit (10% of tuition) will be needed to secure your position.

If you are a returning student or you register by December 15, 2007 (making you an early bird!), receive a 15% discount.

Tuition

Tuition balance is due by the first day of class. Work exchange is possible, please express this need when you register for the class. Students will be supplied with a rehearsal fan but must supply their own tabi (split toed sock).