No and kyogen in the contemporary world / edited by James R. Brandon ; foreword by Ricardo D. Trimillos.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nō--Congresses.

Nō.

Kyōgen--Congresses.

Kyōgen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawai'i Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do classical, highly codified theatre arts retain the interest of today's audiences and how do they grow and respond to their changing circumstances? The eight essays presented here examine the contemporary relevance and significance of the "classic" No and Kyogen theatre to Japan and the West. They explore the theatrical experience from many perspectives--those of theatre, music, dance, art, literature, linguistics, philosophy, religion, history and sociology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface / Brandon, James R.

Foreword / Trimillos, Ricardo D.

PART I: Values of Nō and Kyōgen in Contemporary Society

Introduction

Expanding Nō's Horizons: Considerations for a New Nō Perspective / Emmert, Richard

Yūgen after Zeami / Thornhill, Arthur H.

The Waki-Shite Relationship in Nō / Tyler, Royall

PART II: Adaptation of Nō and Kyōgen to Contemporary Audiences

A Return to Essence through Misconception: From Zeami to Hisao / Kazuo, Nagao

Nō Changes / Hare, Tom

Dialogue and Monologue in Nō / Masaki, Dōmoto

PART III: Encounters with the West

Experiments in Kyōgen / Mansaku, Nomura

Contemporary Audiences and the Pilgrimage to Nō / Rimer, J. Thomas

Teaching the Paradox of Nō / Shirò, Nomura

Pidgin-Creole Performance Experiment and the Emerging Entre-Garde / Salz, Jonah

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

"Selected essays originally presented at the international conference ... held on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawai'i, from 4 to 6 May 1989"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780824863753

0824863755

9780585285559

0585285551

OCLC:

45727959