■ 小笠原 由祠 （Tadashi Ogasawara）
Kyogen actor of the Izumi school. > Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Collective Designation). Member of The Nohgaku Performers’ Association and The Nihon Nohgaku-kai.
Studied under the first Nomura Man (President of CPRA, Living National Treasure, Member of the Japan Art Academy, recipient of the Order of Culture, Chairperson of The Nohgaku Performers’ Association, recipient of the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and Person of Cultural Merit), the late eighth Nomura Manzo (director and playwright, recipient of the Oribe Award), and the ninth Nomura Manzo.
Noh mask maker (Nohgaku-men artist). Fully initiated as Sho-Dai-Sendatsu (Grand Master) at Ohminesan Ryusen-ji Temple, the head temple of the Daigo school of Shingon Buddhism.
Currently serves as Representative of the Kansai Branch of “Yorozu Kyogen”.『萬狂言』、
、Advisor to Atelier Oga. Japon (General Incorporated Association)（一社）アトリエオガ．ジャポン 、Founder and Director of “Wakana-no-kai” (Tokyo & Osaka)「若菜の会」、Founder and Director of “Ennen-no-kai” (Paris, Kyoto & Tokyo)「延年之會」、Founded “NEO-Kyogen,” pioneering a new field of Kyogen through innovative masked theater productions.「NEO狂言」
Special Guest Lecturer at the Conservatory of the 5th Arrondissement of Parisパリ５区コンセルバトワール 特別講師
Advisor to Osaka Noh Mask Research Association大阪能の面研究会
Research on “Shin Sarugakuki” (An Account of New Monkey Music)『新猿楽記』研究、 Research on “Masks of the World”「世界の仮面」研究、Noh Mask Making (Creating Traditional Masks)面打ち（仮面制作）、 Also dedicated to the ascetic practices of Shugendo (mountain asceticism) and Ko-Shinto (ancient Shinto).修験道・古神道の修行 にも勤しむ。https://www.atelier-oga.com/profile.htm