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The joy of Noh : embodied learning and discipline in urban Japan / Katrina L. Moore ; cover image, Katrina L. Moore ; production by Jenn Bennett ; marketing by Anne M. Valentine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Katrina L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in the theater--Japan.
- Women in the theater.
- Women--Japan--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Acting--Study and teaching--Japan.
- Acting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Centered on questions of identity formation, selfhood, and the body, this ethnography examines the experiences of later life learners in Japan. The women profiled are amateur practitioners of Noh theater, learning the dance and chant essential to this classic art form. Using a combination of observational, interview, and experiential data, Katrina L. Moore discusses the relevance of these practices to the women's everyday lives. Later life learning activities have been heavily promoted in Japan as a means for an aging population to remain healthy. However, many Noh practitioners experience their practice as a means of self-actualization beyond the goal of healthy aging. Looking at daily experiences of training for and staging theatrical performances, Moore analyzes the way the body becomes the medium through which amateurs explore new states of self. The work provides a view of contemporary Noh that highlights the rarely acknowledged role of amateur performers.
- Contents:
- "Contents"; "List of Illustrations"; "Acknowledgments"; "Note to Reader"; "Introduction"; "Later Life Body-Based Learning Activities"; "Learning as a Space of Personal and Social Transformation"; "Fieldwork"; "Shoulder Drum"; "Outline of Chapters"; "Note"; "Chapter 1. Amateur Noh Practitioners"; "Brief History of Women in Noh"; "Amateur Women Practitioners"; "Keikogoto"; "The Sumire Kai Noh Group"; "Conclusion"; "Notes"; "Chapter 2. The Biography of a Noh Teacher"; "Visiting the Sumire Kai"; "Singing Near the Rice Paddy"; "Early Married Life"
- "Acquiring Certification", "Wagamama"; "Culinary Competence"; "Conclusion"; "Notes"; "Chapter 3. Rituals of Learning"; "Pedagogy of Dread"; "Learning to Chant"; "Lunchtime Camaraderie"; "Fees"; "Recitals"; "Mud Swamp"; "Conclusion"; "Note"; "Chapter 4. Peeling Away of Identity"; "Student Testimonials on the Peeling Away of Identity"; "Changing Gender Identity"; "Shedding Status with Identity"; "Letting Go"; "No-mind"; "True Self"; "Relationship to Noh Training"; "Learn with Your Body"; "The Value of Noh in Later Life"; "Succession"
- "Perpetual Striving", "Conclusion"; "Chapter 5. Acceptance"; "Scrubbing the Moss"; "Conclusion"; "The Transformative Power of Learning"; "Glossary of Noh Terms"; "Works Cited"; "Index"
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438450612
- 1438450613
- OCLC:
- 874029144
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