Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...

Contemporary artists find power in the formalism, minimalism and stylised theatricality of Noh. Robert Wilson/ Philip Glass collaboration Einstein on the Beach, AAP/ Arts Centre Melbourne, Pomegranate ...

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Watching a performance of Japanese Noh theater is like traveling in time and space to medieval Japan. The carved wooden masks, elaborate robes, stylized movements, traditional music and ...

3 MAN IN MOTION Dark Comedy to Play Broadway Bound Theatre Festival Japan Society proudly announces a much-anticipated event in its current Performing Arts Season: the New York debut of Kyoto-based ...

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...

The Japanese art of Noh is the oldest surviving theater tradition in practice. Dating back to the 14th century, the classical musical drama is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or ...

Join us for a rare opportunity to experience traditional Japanese theater in New York. Master performers of Noh and Kyogen will explain the form’s essentials: the stage, dance, music, costume, masks, ...

Before he turned 3 years old, Munenori Takeda had entered a career path already paved for him. Born into a clan of classical Japanese actors, Takeda began studying traditional Noh theater as a small ...

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