第二十四回 宇髙青蘭能之会のご報告 The 24th Udaka Seiran Noh Performance
昨日、金剛能楽堂に於きまして第二十四回宇髙青蘭能之会が開催されました。
亡父・宇髙通成（うだかみちしげ）の七回忌追善公演として弟・徳成が舞囃子「熊野」を、
私が能「山姥」を勤めさせて頂きました。また、山姥の後半で使用した能面は姉・景子が今回の為に
作成したもので、かつて本阿弥光悦が打ったと言われる山姥の面を写したものです。
ロビーには父の演能写真とそれに使われた能面を展示したり、プロフィールや父のお弟子さんとの
エピソードなどをご紹介しました。またご縁があって、光悦の山姥の面の元の所有者であった
益田鈍翁（ますだどんのう）の書いた山姥の謡の掛軸も拝借して掛けさせて頂きました。
父とご縁のあった方々や今回父の事を知ってくださった方々に大勢お越し頂き、
おそらく父がいたらとても喜んでくれたと思います。
お力添えを賜りました皆様に心より御礼申し上げます。
宇髙竜成
Yesterday, the 24th Udaka Seiran Noh Performance was held at the Kongo Noh Theatre in Kyoto.
This performance was held in memory of my late father, Udaka Michishige, commemorating the seventh anniversary of his passing. My younger brother, Norishige, performed the mai-bayashi “Yuya,” and I performed the Noh play Yamanba.
The Noh mask I used for the second half of Yamanba was made especially for this performance by my elder sister, Keiko. It is a reproduction of a Yamanba mask said to have been carved by the renowned artist and tea master Hon’ami Kōetsu.
In the theatre lobby, we exhibited photographs of my father performing, together with the Noh masks he used on those occasions. We also introduced his life and career, as well as stories and memories shared by some of his students.
Through a fortunate connection, we were also able to borrow and display a hanging scroll featuring the lyrics of Yamanba, written by Masuda Don’ō, who was once the owner of the original Kōetsu Yamanba mask.
Many people who had known and been connected with my father, as well as those who came to know about him through this occasion, joined us for the performance. I believe my father would have been very happy to see so many people gathered together in his memory.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported and contributed to this performance.