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Noh theatre is accompanied by a chorus and a hayashi ensemble (Noh-bayashi 能囃子). Noh is a chanted drama, and a few commentators have dubbed it "Japanese opera". However, the singing in Noh involves a limited tonal range, with lengthy, repetitive passages in a narrow dynamic range.
This is a complete [1] list of extant pre-modern Noh plays, their supposed authors, and categorisations. A short English translation of the title is given where one exists. A list of those plays which have a separate article on Wikipedia can be found here.
The National Noh Theatre (国立能楽堂, Kokuritsu Nōgaku Dō) opened in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan in September 1983. [1] The auditorium seats 591 for performances of Noh and Kyōgen , and there is also a rehearsal stage, exhibition area, lecture room, and reference library. [ 2 ]
Noh: Shite 2008 Genshō Umewaka (梅若玄祥) [a] 1948 Noh: Shite 2014 Shirō Nomura (野村四郎) 1936 Noh: Shite 2016 Bunzō Ōtsuki (大槻文藏) 1942 Noh: Shite 2016 Genjirō Ōkura (大倉源次郎) 1957 Noh: Kotsuzumi: 2017 Tadao Kamei (亀井忠雄) 1941 Noh: Ōtsuzumi: 2002 Takashi Kakihara (柿原崇志) 1940 Noh: Ōtsuzumi: 2018 ...
Hagoromo (羽衣, The Feather Mantle) is among the most-performed Japanese Noh plays. [1] [2] It is an example of the traditional swan maiden motif. [3] [4] Sources ...
Noh is one of the four major types of Japanese theatre.. Traditional Japanese theatre is among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment kyōgen; kabuki, a dance and music theatrical tradition; bunraku, puppetry; and yose, a spoken drama.
Five Modern Noh Plays is a collection of plays written by Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. Mishima wrote these plays between 1950 and 1955 and presented them as modern plays in Tokyo. Of these five, only The Damask Drum was expressed in the traditional Noh fashion. [1] The Lady Aoi was expressed as a Western-style opera. The plays take older Nō ...
The theatre has 630 seats. It is a prominent feature in the cultural life of Nagoya and the Noh, as well as Kyōgen performances are played monthly. The building also houses artefacts of Noh theatre. Access by public transport is Shiyakusho Station on the Meijo Line, [2] or Sengen-chō Station.