On Thursday, March 26, Associate Professor Mariko Anno from the Institute of Science Tokyo visited UW-Eau Claire to give a ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Japan Society proudly announces a much-anticipated event in its current Performing ...
Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...
As part of its spring 2015 Performing Arts Season and ongoing Society-wide series Stories from the War, marking the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, Japan Society presents a rare double bill noh ...
Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) holds programs that provide a deeper understanding by combining hands-on experience with the viewing of performances based on ...
Join us for a rare opportunity to experience traditional Japanese theater in New York. Master performers of Noh and Kyogen will explain the form’s essentials: the stage, dance, music, costume, masks, ...
The Japanese art of Noh is the oldest surviving theater tradition in practice. Dating back to the 14th century, the classical musical drama is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or ...
Before he turned 3 years old, Munenori Takeda had entered a career path already paved for him. Born into a clan of classical Japanese actors, Takeda began studying traditional Noh theater as a small ...
When Yoko Layer began her apprenticeship in Japan's venerable world of Noh theater five years ago, she knew she was up against 650 years of male domination. But the tall and tenacious 38-year-old, who ...
Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...