Learning to Play the 小鼓 (kotsuzumi) with a Noh Musician
An experience of playing two centuries-old 小鼓 (kotsuzumi), shoulder drums used in Noh, make Gerard Davis reflect on silences and music in museum collections.
7 November 2023
Author: Gerard Davis
Gerard Davis is a professional dance writer and contributes regularly to magazines and companies such as The Royal Ballet. He specialises in ballet and contemporary dance but has also written on Japanese classical dance, opera, classical music and, somewhat unexpectedly, juggling. During his career he's interviewed hundreds of people for publication, not only in the field of dance (Darcey Bussell, for instance) but also Turner Prize-winning artists (Chris Ofili), best-selling novelists (Audrey Niffenegger) and Oscar-winning film composers (Gabriel Yared). He currently works as Shop Supervisor at MAA.
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