Noh theater, a traditional Japanese art form with a deeply rooted male-dominated history, has seen a notable rise in female participation in recent years. Breaking barriers: Actor Mayuko Kashiwazaki ...

At Japan Society, Simon Starling reinterprets a one-act play by W. B. Yeats in which Japanese Noh theater met European modernism. Simon Starling, still from “At Twilight / The Hawk’s Dance” (2016), ...

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The Japanese art of Noh is the oldest surviving theater tradition in practice. Dating back to the 14th century, the classical musical drama is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or ...

A classic manga by Ryoko Yamagishi featuring Prince Shotoku of ancient Japan will be adapted into a traditional Noh-kyogen drama piece. Nomura Mansai, an acclaimed actor in “kyogen,” a traditional ...

Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...

Japanese Noh theater, according to Penguin Classics’ volume of the plays, “is one of the great achievements of civilization.” Few would dispute that claim, if only because there are so few who could ...