Mekia Wiggins History The roots of Noh drama go back 1300 years when the performing art called sangakuwas brought over from China Begun by Kannami who was a leader of one of the performing groups at Kasuga Shrine at Nara and his son ID: 803844
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Slide1
Noh Drama
JaQela Macon
And
Mekia Wiggins
Slide2History
The roots of Noh drama go back 1,300 years, when the performing art called
sangakuwas
brought over from China.
Begun by
Kannami
(who was a leader of one of the performing groups at Kasuga Shrine at Nara, and his son
Zeami
)
Slide3Important People involved
Shite:
The leading character
Depending on the play, the shite may act as a holy old man, a deity, a demon, a spirit or a living man. His movements express various moods.
Waki:
The supporting actor
The
waki
plays roles such as a priest, monk or samurai. In contrast to the shite, the
waki
always portrays living people
.
Hayashi:
The musicians
Four musicians provide accompaniment for the performance with a flute (
fue
), shoulder drum (
kotsuzumi
), hip drum (
otsuzumi
) and stick drum (
taiko
).
Jiutai:
the chorus
The chorus sits to the left of the stage and assists the shite in the narration of the story.
Koken
:
Stage attendant
stage attendants. Dressed in black, the stage attendants are not part of the play but assist the performers in various ways, such as handing them props
Slide4Okina hōnō
(
dedication of Noh play A Venerable Old Man) on New Year's
Day.
Slide5Characteristics
All performers in Noh
are mainly
male.
Noh is a classical Japanese performance a form which combines elements of dance, drama, music and poetry into one highly aesthetic stage art.
Based in cities of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto
Slide6When the style came about ?
Originated in the between the 12
th
and 14
th
century
Noh was popularized and formalized by a man named
Zeami
during the
Muromachi Period
.
Slide7Noh performers feel that noh mask has certain power inherent in which makes it spiritual than a prop used to change appearance
.
Slide8Where the style emanated from?
Noh goes back to central Asian and mime forms, which was brought into Japan, Korea, and China in the early 8
th
century.
Slide9Why did the style develop ?
Noh drama was developed in a sense of a prayer for peace, longevity.
Slide10Noh theater is structured around dance and song
Movement slow
Language is poetic
Tone is monotonous
Costumes rich and heavy
Plot: legends, history, and literature
Theme: Dreams, supernatural worlds, ghosts and spirits.
How is it different from other styles of theatre ?
How is this style performed ?
It is an art which utilizes masks.
Instead of being actors or “presenters” in western sense. Noh performers are simply storytellers who use their visual appearance & their moment to show essence of the tale instead to enact it.
Slide11.Kashu-Juku
Noh Theater .
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