Mansaku Nomura is a Living National Treasure of Japan. Born in 1931 as the second son of the late Manzo Nomura VI, who was also a Living National Treasure, he studied Kyogen under his grandfather, Mansai Nomura I and his father, Manzo. At the age of three, he made his stage debut in the role of Little Monkey in Utsubozaru. He studied Japanese literature at Waseda University. Since graduation, Mansaku has been an outstanding leader in the Kyogen world and has brought new ideas into the art form.
Along with such important traditional Kyogen pieces at Tsurigitune, his representative works include Pierrot Lunaire, Shigosen no Matsuri (“The Rite of Meridian”) by Junji Kinoshita, and Shukoh with Zhang Ji qing. His recent directing credits include The Braggart Samurai, based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, which toured to Hong Kong and Adelaide. He has extensively led Kyogen workshops throughout the world since 1957. Workshops at U.S. universities include those given at University of Washington, University of California at Berkeley, and University of Hawaii as a visiting professor.
After recent performances abroad at Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Chang An Grand Theater in Beijing, and National Theatre of Korea, Mansaku is happy to return to the Kennedy Center where he had performed during the JAPAN! culture＋hyperculture festival in 2008. Mansaku Nomura has garnered numerous awards, including the Asahi Prize, Grand-prix of Art Festival run by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, Tsubouchi Shoyo Prize, Kinokuniya Theatre Award, and awards from the Japanese government, including the Purple Ribbon Medal and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.
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