Dear friends and members of the Fellowship,
I have more
details about our upcoming meeting.
Sunday
September 10 3:00-5:00 pm.
Venue: International House of Japan (国際文化会館）
Everyone welcome for refreshments or dinner in the I House Cafe for those who can stay and join our
speakers.
See the International House website for map or call for directions.
Between
Roppongi and Azabu Juban subway stations.
The
presentation is entitled "Like Leaves of Autumn."
It is a
joint project (lecture, visual presentation and discussion) of Kenneth
Lawrence and his wife, sumi-e painter Kumiko.
It will
explore how themes (especially grounded in Buddhism) in the traditional
performance of NOH link up to core values expressed in Five Principles of
the Unitarian/ Universalists---
>inherent worth of every person
>compassion
>our search for meaning/truth
>importance of personal conscience
>respect
for the interdependent web of existence.
The Lawrences
are based in the Seattle area, but in recent years have traveled to make
presentations in many places. This includes recently at Sakuracon
(Pacific Northwest anime convention) and Hawaii (2015).
Kumiko, whose
paintings we will see, comes from a family of Noh performers.
They met in
1990.
Kenneth is an
educator(ESL) , author and journalist. He studied music and Asian
theater, receiving an MA from the University of Hawaii in 2003 after many years
in Tokyo, including at the International Theater Institute of the National Noh
Gakudo (1988-96) and later as journal editor and writer all while
studying Noh performance. I understand his later studies of Asian theater
traditions have also made him an expert in Himalayan singing bowl
healing.
He
writes that he hopes the presentation will help us to transform "life's
uncertainties into a sense of tranquility, appreciation and wonder."
your
moderator,
Peggy Kanada
PS
October 8
Fellowship meeting will feature Paul McCarthy talking about "The
recent movie "Silence" (based on Endo's famous novel)."
November 12
Andreas Preuss
"Making Violins in Japan--the search to
replicate a Stradivarius instrument"
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