THEA 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Theatre Of Ancient Greece, Zeami Motokiyo, Noh
19 Feb 2016
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Scratch out audience and put actor (#2 second last bullet) Best research questions ask how and/or why. Introduction c14 europe to c14 japan roughly the same period as the writing period of everyman the history of japanese theatre is very distinct, different, influences, and functions, and traditions. Noh theatre and classical greek theatre, all male performers, masks, the importance of the chorus, and the influence of religion on dramatic content and the design of the stage itself. The society noh theatre emerged from is very different from athens. Pay attention the stage and staging, the kinds of performers who appear on stage, and costumes, masks and other properties. The ministry of foreign affairs of japan presents: noh drama. Noh performances begins with silence, then the chorus enters through a separate doorway. The chorus serves as narrators of the scene at hand. Masks are worn to portray women, elderly men, gods, and ghosts. They are considerable a highly remarkable theatrical device.
