- Theatre History II
- The Noh Theatre of Japan
- Society
- 1192 - 1868 Shogunate
- Hierarchical class system
- Highest rank: samurai
- Loyalty to lord and class
- Ronin - men adrift
- Early Influences
- Bugaku
- Dengaku-no
- Sarugaku-no
- Development of Noh
- Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1444)
- Perfected form
- 3 theoretical treatises on Noh
- Created almost half of current 240 plays
- Considered greatest Noh dramatist
- Influence of Buddhism
- Peace via union with all
- Overcome individual desire
- Nothing permanent
- Truth via nature
- Zeami's 3 Principles
- Ban-Gumi: Arrangement
- 1: Kamimono
- Praising gods
- Congratulatory piece
- Innocence before fall
- World of gods
- Men and gods together
- 2: Shuramono
- About warriors
- Fallen man suffering
- Battle scene
- Mood of violence & chaos
- Battle to put out devils
- 3: Kazuramono
- About women
- Lyrical gracefulness
- Peace after battle
- Suffering & penance
- 4: Kuruimono
- Miscellaneous
- Mad people or spirits
- Frenzy
- Hell on earth struggles
- Dedication to salvation
- 5: Kirinomono
- Demons, devils, super- natural beings
- Human victory over hell
- Trans- figuration via devotion
- Kyogen "Mad Words"
- Short, farcical, comic
- Situation based
- 3 characters
- Mostly spoken
- Performance
- Musical dance-drama
- Evoke mood
- Leads to yugen
- All culminate in dance
- Vocal Performance
- Chorus narrates
- 2/3 of lines chanted or sung
- Others recited in stylized manner
- Types of roles
- Waki
- Shite and followers
- Kokata
- Kyogen
- Masks
- Five types:
- Aged
- Male
- Female
- Deities
- Monsters
- Costumes
- Props
- Scenery
- Stage
- Hurry Door