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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.
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 ]
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.
Puppets and bunraku were used in Japanese theatre as early as the Noh plays. Medieval records prove the use of puppets in Noh plays too. The puppets were 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m)-tall, and the dolls were manipulated by puppeteers in full view of the audience.
Encompasses both the serious, symbolic Noh drama and the comic Kyōgen interludes. Noh theater: fight between Benkei and Minamoto Yoshitsune from the play Hashi-Benkei. Photo by Stephane Passet for the Archives of the Planet, 1912 Noh The oldest surviving form of Japanese theater, originating in the 14th century.
The performing arts are divided into eight categories: Gagaku, Noh, Bunraku, Kabuki, Kumi Odori, Music, Dance, and Drama. The categories are subdivided into a number of subcategories, usually by role or instrument.
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.
Atsumori (敦盛, Atsumori) is a Japanese Noh play by Zeami Motokiyo which focuses on Taira no Atsumori, a young samurai who was killed in the Genpei War, and his killer, Kumagai Naozane. Atsumori's death is portrayed tragically in the Heike monogatari ( Tale of the Heike ), from which this and many other works stem.