Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ashley Thorpe In brief Date - 26 March 2025Venue - Room LG.08, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Ashley Thorpe (Royal Holloway, University of London)Title - When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish About the speakerAshley Thorpe is a Reader in the Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author, editor or translator of twelve books, most recently including the edited volume 'Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts & Analyses of English-Language Noh' (Methuen, 2025) and the solo monograph 'Julian Stair: Memory, Material Ceramics' (Yale University Press, 2024).He is the organiser of the annual Noh Training Project UK, and a member of Theatre Nohgaku. He has performed Noh in the UK, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, and Japan. In 2018, his own English-language Noh 'Emily', was staged in London.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Mar 26 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ashley Thorpe An in-person seminar by Dr Ashley Thorpe (Royal Holloway, University of London), titled 'When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish'. In partnership with the Japan Foundation. Room LG.08 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ashley Thorpe In brief Date - 26 March 2025Venue - Room LG.08, 40 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Ashley Thorpe (Royal Holloway, University of London)Title - When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish About the speakerAshley Thorpe is a Reader in the Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author, editor or translator of twelve books, most recently including the edited volume 'Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre: Texts & Analyses of English-Language Noh' (Methuen, 2025) and the solo monograph 'Julian Stair: Memory, Material Ceramics' (Yale University Press, 2024).He is the organiser of the annual Noh Training Project UK, and a member of Theatre Nohgaku. He has performed Noh in the UK, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, and Japan. In 2018, his own English-language Noh 'Emily', was staged in London.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Mar 26 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ashley Thorpe An in-person seminar by Dr Ashley Thorpe (Royal Holloway, University of London), titled 'When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish'. In partnership with the Japan Foundation. Room LG.08 40 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9JX Find the venue: 40 George Square
Mar 26 2025 16.00 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Ashley Thorpe An in-person seminar by Dr Ashley Thorpe (Royal Holloway, University of London), titled 'When Japanese Noh is not in Japanese: Intercultural Noh in English, French and Spanish'. In partnership with the Japan Foundation.
