Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.

Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C) performs during a dress rehearsal for 'Dojoji', a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C ...

See Lark Mason III appraise Japanese Noh drama mask models, ca. 1920, in Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 1. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines ...

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 ...

A classic manga by Ryoko Yamagishi featuring Prince Shotoku of ancient Japan will be adapted into a traditional Noh-kyogen drama piece. Nomura Mansai, an acclaimed actor in “kyogen,” a traditional ...

Japan Society Gallery opens Simon Starling: At Twilight (After W. B. Yeats’ Noh Reincarnation), the debut solo exhibition of the Turner Prize winner’s work at a New York City institution. Japan ...

The full-face masks worn by actors in a traditional Japanese Noh drama are rigid and lifeless. They appear to come to life and change expression when worn by a skilled player. But the emotional ...

Satoshi Miyagi is a fifty-eight-year-old director from Chiyoda, Tokyo. In this part of the city, there are a number of religious edifices, including the famous Yasukuni Shrine and the main cathedral ...

The chance to kill one’s murderer -- how sweet it is and how astonishing to give it up and reconcile with the enemy. That is the climactic moment of Zeami’s 14th century Noh drama “Atsumori,” ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ahsh Inc. (HQ: Osaka, Japan; Etsuko Kawabe, President & Representative Director) has launched Equal Wedding Japan, an online Japanese wedding service booking site for ...

In the spirit of cultural ambassadorship — and in gratitude for the support the United States showed following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 — a group of master artists from Japan ...

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