THEA 2011 Lecture Notes - Zeami Motokiyo, Dramatic Theory, Noh
20 Mar 2014
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They bring on and adjusts props/costumes in full view of the audience. Zeami motokiyo was one of the main inventors of nh theatre. He wrote several treaties on how to write and preform noh plays. They were secret and intended only for his family of actors. They can be compared to aristotle"s poetics or the natyasastra. One of them the three elements in composing a play gives detailed guidelines on plot structure of noh plays. The 5 sequences: the waki"s introduction , the shite"s inruduction, questions and answers, the shite changes, the shite dances. Zeami describes the 5 sequences that a noh play must include: the waki"s introduction. The waki enters down the bridge, he stands by the waki pillar. He introduces himself and the setting of the play. The word waki means side character , the waki is a stranger to the play setting. Sometimes the waki is accompanied by friends they are called wakizuve.
