梅若基徳 Motonori Umewaka

1481. Performed Noh in front of Emperor Gotsuchi - Mikado and in great honour was given the name "UMEWAKA".
Born into the UMEWAKA, his historic family name spanning from the middle ages , Mr Umewaka performed his first act on stage at the age of 3
Representative Director of the Japan Traditional arts & Culture Foundation.
Noh player(Shite-kata)
General holder of important intangible cultural property
Member of the nonprofit foundation Japan Noh society

Noh performance based on" A miracle of American Mayflower " in 2014 and has received a Los Angeles Honorary citizen
The Sponsor of "Noh wo Miru"
Organised a new group of " Noh Gakudo Honza" in 2012
Opened a "NISHINOMIYA NOH THEATRE" in Hyogo prefecture in 2017
Written "Noh ni miru Nipponjin ryoku"

Mainly Performing in the Kansai area and actively participated all over Japan (Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka) .
Holds a wide range of workshops for High school and University students who have interests in Japanese traditional culture.
He believes these activities will open a door to reviving and promote the Japanese traditional culture.
Actively seeking a collaboration with Japanese classical music and modern drama to inspire a new age of art.

Always Inspiring to find an unconventional style of Noh play to help attract people to the thrill of the performance.

Contributed to the friendship between Japan and the United States by Noh performance based on " A miracle of American Mayflower"

He has been active in overseas performance and participated in the European Theatre Festivals.

2006 Strasbourg, France
2008 Paris, France "The tale of Genji"
2010 Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010 The Acropolis amphitheater, Greece
2012.1 Paris, France and Algeria
2012.9 Los Angeles, the United States
2013 Slovakia
2014 "A miracle of American Mayflower" , Los Angeles
2015 The Epidaurus amphitheater, Greece
2016.4 The National Opera Theatre, Slovakia
2016.6 Sibiu, Rumania / Pyce, Bulgaria
2017.2 Japan Festival in Tours, France
2017.3 Paris, France
2017.12 Opened a "NISHINOMIYA NOH THEATRE" in Nishinomiya, Japan