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	Noh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Noh is unique in its slow, spartan grace and its use of distinctive masks.
		Noh is a chanted drama, and some 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 Noh masks are used to portray female or nonhuman (divine, demonic, or animal) characters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Noh (959 words)

	Phoenix Art Museum - Sculpture in Silk: Costumes from Japan's Noh Theater
		Noh theater was perfected in Japan in the early Muromachi period (1392-1568) under the patronage of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, a feudal shogun.
		Noh costumes are made primarily from silk fibers, which are dyed with natural plant substances and woven of twisted warp threads to create greater strength and texture.
		Noh masks are richly varied and expressive, since the words of the actor are not spoken but conveyed through the mask itself.
	www.phxart.org /pastexhibitions/sculptures_in_silk.asp (642 words)

	Noh Theater
		The early origins of Noh theater were mostly folk-type forms of rustic entertainment; Sarugaku, which was connected to Shinto rituals, Dengaku, a kind of acrobatics with juggling, which later developed into a type of song-and-dance, Chinese-derived dances, and recited and chanted ballads which formed part of the oral tradition of the people.
		Noh exists today in a form almost unchanged since Zeami's day, and while the repertoire may have shrunk from the over one thousand plays in the Muromachi period, there have been several plays written over the years, at least one of which, "Kusu no Tsuyu", written in the late nineteenth century, is often performed.
		There is also a kind of abstraction in Noh which was centuries more advanced than in the west, and indeed it is discouraged to appear to imitate the external forms of people and objects too closely, concentrating rather on the essence or soul which the actor will attempt to recreate.
	www.artelino.com /articles/noh_theater.asp (1137 words)

	Noh - Simple English Wikipedia
		Noh or No (Japanese:能 Nō) is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century.
		Noh is made up of mai (dances), hayashi (music) and utai (words usually in songs).
		Zeami and his father Kan'ami brought Noh to its present-day form during the Muromachi period.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Noh (401 words)

	ENGLISH NOH1
		Noh is a classical Japanese performance form which combines elements of dance, drama, music and poetry into one highly aesthetic stage art.
		Noh developed into its present form during the 14th and 15th centuries under the leadership of the distinguished performer -playwrights Kannami and his son Zeami.
		With the societal reforms of the Meiji period (1868-1912), Noh lost its govern mental patronage and was left to fend for itself.
	www.iijnet.or.jp /NOH-KYOGEN/english/english.html (649 words)

	Japanese Culture - Entertainment - Noh Theater
		Noh is the oldest existing form of theater, and though it can seem very inscrutable and - let's admit it - boring, it has enjoyed something of a revival recently in Japan.
		Noh's present form dates from around the end of the 14th century when the main playwright/actors were Kannami and his son Zeami.
		In an effort to keep noh as the exclusive property of the aristocracy, commoners were forbidden to learn the music and dance of noh.
	www.japan-zone.com /culture/noh.shtml (985 words)

	Noh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Noh is one type of Japanese performing arts, which combines dance, music, poetry, and drama.
		Noh is performed throughout Japan by professional actors, mostly men, who pass down the art to family members for generations.
		The Noh play is performed on a stage approximately 19 square feet and is made of Cyprus wood.
	www.bridgewater.edu /~dhuffman/soc306/I99grp2/Noh.htm (307 words)

	NOH DANCING
		Noh theatre differs from Shakespearian theatre in being some two-hundred years older, having a wider repetoire (about 240 pieces, compared with 38 for Shakespeare (Shakespeare, 1937)), having a more balanced mixture of music and dance embedded in the drama, using masks for many of the actors (Kusano, 1978, 108), and of course: being in Japanese.
		The Noh pieces which are performed today were written by a small number of dramatists.
		The aesthetics portrayed in Noh are: understatement, abstraction, refinement and suggestion (Mason, 1972,122).
	linus.socs.uts.edu.au /~don/pubs/noh.html (1948 words)

	Japanese Noh Masks - Pitt Rivers Museum
		Of all the Japanese masks the Noh mask is said to be the most artistic one.
		The masks used in Noh theatre generally show a neutral expression so it is up to the skill of the actor to bring the mask to life through his acting.
		Noh masks have to be very light because they are worn throughout a performance that lasts for several hours.
	www.prm.ox.ac.uk /nohmasks.html (714 words)

	ARTSEDGE: Noh Theater
		This brief introduction to Noh drama may be used alone or with parallel investigations of Bunraku (puppet theater) and Kabuki theater.
		Noh drama is the oldest of the three forms, and as such, provides a good starting point for a study of Japanese theater.
		Noh dramas are divided into five categories based on their subject matter.
	artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/3418 (1417 words)

	The Ultimate Noh Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		During the Meiji era, Noh and kyogen received official recognition as two of the three national forms of drama.
		The five extant schools of Noh acting are the Kanze (観世), Hosho (宝生), Komparu (金春), Kita (喜多;), and Kongo (金剛) schools.
		The society of Noh actors is quite feudalistic, and strictly protects the traditions passed down from their ancestors.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Noh (641 words)

	J.League Hall of Fame: Noh Jung-Yoon
		Noh shocked the Korean football extablishment when, upon graduation from university in 1992, he passed up offers from Korean clubs to join the newly formed J.League, in Japan.
		Noh began his career with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and was instrumental in that team's first stage victory in 1994, which would prove to be the team's only title ever.
		Since he was without a contract, Avispa Fukuoka snapped Noh up from the open market to play one more season, in 2002, but time had caught up with the Korean midfielder, and Noh retired before the end of the season.
	www.wldcup.com /Asia/fame/noh.html (404 words)

	The Noh Stage
		A pupil of his, a wood-dealer, says that a proper Noh stage could not be built now, for it is all of hinoten.
		People had said that he (Minoru) was mad to set up a Noh stage [at the time when he was starting to revive the performance]; so he had made the roof small and inconspicuous to attract less notice.
		Under the stage are set five earthen jars, in the space bounded by the pillars, to make the sound reverberate--both the singing and the stamping [4].
	www.theatrehistory.com /asian/noh005.html (1004 words)

	Beautiful Japanese Noh Actor Doll
		The noh actor has a peaceful, gentle expression on the subtle noh mask while holding a spectacular gold fan.
		Noh is the classical Japanese art form that combines drama, dance, music, and poetry.
		Noh drama tells tales of souls on the journey between life and the hereafter.
	www.trocadero.com /dukathecorgi/items/511380/item511380store.html (162 words)

	Michi Online: Resources: Glossary : N : noh
		Noh is the oldest form of Japanese drama.
		Noh is an extremely ornate combination of drama and dance, which is supplemented by music and song.
		In noh, the primary actors don masks and elegant apparel is worn.
	www.michionline.org /resources/Glossary/N/noh.html (62 words)

	Noh and Kyogen Theater
		From the moment the visitor walks through the gated entry and is caught up by the woodblock blow-up of a public noh performance, every detail suggests a far off time and place.
		By that time, noh had outgrown its humble origins in popular acrobatic and juggling acts to become an operatic production that merged elements of dance, drama, music and poetry into a highly aesthetic stage art.
		Noh and kyógen performances screen from discreetly positioned videos at various points in this exhibition, revealing the importance of the skill of mask makers and the actor’s posturing to enliven costumes and characters.
	artscenecal.com /ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2002/Articles1202/NohTheaterA.html (769 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		Noh, the oldest surviving Japanese dramatic form, combines elements of dance, drama, music, and poetry into a highly stylized, aesthetic retelling of a well-known story from Japanese literature, such as The Tale of Genji or The Tale of the Heike.
		This lesson provides an introduction to the elements of Noh plays and to the text of two plays, and provides opportunities for students to compare the conventions of the Noh play with other dramatic forms with which they may already be familiar, such as the ancient Greek dramas of Sophocles.
		Noh developed into its present form during the 14th and 15th centuries and flourished under the patronage of military leaders of feudal Japan before the societal reforms of the Meiji period (1868-1912) eliminated Noh's government patronage.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=628 (1954 words)

	Kyogen & Noh
		Noh and Kyogen - introduction to the theatrical form, with sections on history, characters, and types of plays.
		Noh Plays - Japanese texts and English Translations of a series of texts of thirteen Noh dramas from the medieval period.
		Noh Mask Effect, The - a collection of articles which describe and demonstrate the illusion of facial expression perception in Japanese Noh masks.
	www.partyguideonline.com /cultures/arts/KyogenNoh.html (191 words)

	Noh Theatre Links
		Noh and Noh Masks Brief overview of Noh theatre and an explanation of the role of masks in performance, with accompanying photographs.
		Noh Stage Photograph of traditional Noh theatre stage and performance.
		Noh Stage Photograph and detailed map of areas on a traditional Noh stage.
	www.theatrelinks.com /noh.htm (268 words)

	For these actors, the answer is 'Noh' \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Noh is a classical Japanese art form that fuses movement, music, drama, and poetry.
		Noh plays usually have about 20 performers, but each play tells the story of only one role, the shite (sh-tay, or "doer").
		A Noh actor can be so skillful that even when he sits completely still, he can project an emotion that moves an audience to tears.
	www.csmonitor.com /2005/0503/p18s02-hfks.html (1290 words)

	Moon Noh: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		Moon Noh's summary was automatically generated using 1 reference found on the Internet.
		Noh was the Chief Researcher of the Biotechnology Lab at Kolon Central Research Park, the life sciences research and development arm of the Kolon Group.
		Noh was responsible for overseeing corporate research and development across the life sciences field.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/noh_moon_563363575.aspx (199 words)

	Pangaea Arts presents The Gull: The Steveston Noh Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Noh Theatre is the oldest existing form of theatre and is a combination of stylized gesture, expressive dance, powerful chant, elegant mask, and intricate percussion, creating a uniquely mysterious and memorable beauty.
		He began studying Noh at the age of 7, and at the age of 12, he became a "live-in apprentice" to Kita Minoru, the 15th generation of Noh masters of the Kita School (one of the five guilds of noh main actors).
		Akira is unique for a traditional Noh actor – through his intercultural work he aims to create new possibilities of expression for Noh.
	www.pangaea-arts.com (959 words)

	Drama2
		Noh Drama is a "dance-drama" that was very popular in the rich and powerful (the elite) of medieval Japan.
		Noh drama became popular with the court in the 14th century.
		This site tells about the history of noh, explains the types of stories presented, shows the stage and the actors, musicians and chorus.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch618/japan/DanceDrama/Drama2.html (168 words)

	Hiroshi Sugimoto and Naohiko Umewaka: Noh Performance Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Yashima, the Noh masterpiece, will be performed by Dr. Naohiko Umewaka, one of Japan's foremost Noh actors and his Noh theater troupe on four evenings, October 3 to 6, 2001.
		Naohiko Umewaka, leader of the Umewaka Noh theater troupe, is the son of the late Naoyoshi Umewaka, who is considered a legendary Noh actor.
		Noh Such Thing as Time will be staged October 3, 4, 5, and 6 at 8 pm nightly at Dia Center for the Arts, 545 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th avenues), New York City.
	www.diacenter.org /dia/press/sugimoto.html (886 words)

	math lessons - Noh
		Noh or No (Japanese: 能; Nō) is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century.
		Together with the closely-related kyogen farce, it evolved from various popular and aristocratic art forms, including Dengaku, Shirabyoshi, and Gagaku.
		Noh is a chanted drama, and for that reason, some people have dubbed it Japanese opera.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Noh (638 words)

	Music.com \|\|\| Noh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Combining music, dance, poetry, and drama into an elaborate art, Noh is a classical form of performance from Japan.
		Passed down for generations among professional families, noh players -- mostly men -- travel around the country to perform, though Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka are the homes of most noh performances.
		Noh has also fostered a large amateur following, among men and women, who also perform.
	www.music.com /style/noh/1 (158 words)

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