Noh: Classical Japanese Performing Art (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Noh Noh plays invite us to witness and experience the salvation of souls. The Japanese-born performing art, Noh combines dance, drama, music and poetry influenced by Zen philosophy. With a 600-year history, it is the world's oldest performing art and designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Beautifully photographed with thirty Noh stories selected from among the few hundred stories still ...
Full description- Publisher: PIE BOOKS
- Published: 12 October 2010
- Format: Paperback 280 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Theatre Studies
- ISBN 13: 9784894448469 ISBN 10: 4894448467
- Sales rank: 289,591
Full description for Noh
Noh plays invite us to witness and experience the salvation of souls. The Japanese-born performing art, Noh combines dance, drama, music and poetry influenced by Zen philosophy. With a 600-year history, it is the world's oldest performing art and designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Beautifully photographed with thirty Noh stories selected from among the few hundred stories still performed throughout Japan today, this volume pursues the subtle, profound aesthetics and visionary qualities of Noh.
