Noh Theatre

[MeeAndChicken]

This is fascinating, although I will say this has learnt me to never let hermits stay over at my home, such noisy guests!

[VoluptuousB]

Nice, but theater has also be traced back to ancient Egyptian times.

[VacTrooper]

That was intense, I've never seen anything like this before in my life!!

[thesolaniki]

no the oldest traditional theater is the Greek theater.

[SuiginChou]

@thesolaniki Pretty sure she means the oldest traditional theater of JAPAN when she says that. :)

[RenGader]

Noh plays are very strange and alien to many foreigners. But that also means its unique, which artistically is good thing and that's mainly the reason why I find Noh fascinating.

[m0bRYa]

Two people are disrespectful.

[FlyFox38]

if this wasnt an assignment, i could care less, this is the sililiest form of theatre i have ever seen.

[Rascaduanok]

@FlyFox38 2 points. 1: ‘Couldn’t care less’, not ‘could’. Saying could means that you COULD care less.

2: When confronted with something you do not understand, do not dismiss it as irrelevant, misconstructed or damaged.

[sleeper7271]

@FlyFox38 idiot

[MeeAndChicken]

@FlyFox38 please don't tell me your getting assignments at 38 years of age, and please don't tell me your actually even 38

[williambird1234]

Great. Is that you, Tamiko?

[Notether]

Knights who say Noh ...

[attila3453]

Thanks. This is much better when someone explains what is happening.

[TheShafoley]

Excellent help with my exams... thanks for posting this!

[qwert6321]

awesome! whoever it is, thanks a lot for posting!

[qwert6321]

awesome! whoever it is, thanks a lot for posting!



[maniacnanzie]

whats the play name!?? please

[baiardogc]

@maniacnanzie

the title is Adachigahara (see min.2:03 in the video).

[JapaneseModernist]

So beautiful and interesting. Really touching

[fyppery]

It's from a video called "The Tradition of Performing Arts in Japan." There are also wonderful Kabuki and Bunraku sections on the same video.

[fyppery]

It's from a video called "The Tradition of Performing Arts in Japan." There are also wonderful Kabuki and Bunraku sections on the same video.

[cox470]

Excellent video. Thank you very much for posting!

It would have been nice for you to give credit to the author.

[erosamuk]

right about here 6:17 he trips on the right sleeve of the haori when standing up. if he were truly "aware" throughout the entire performance, which is the essence of Noh, then that would never have happened.

[pigeon1411]

喜多流かな？

[easternmind]

Amazing! Can anyone tell me, does the person wearing the mask do any vocal chanting? Or is all the chanting done by the backing musicians?

[adobkin21]

i have no desire. to ever see this again, ever. ew.

[OrlyDudeGuy]

@adobkin21 it's an acquired view. hehe

[adobkin21]

i have no desire. to ever see this again, ever. ew.

[mickdevinecanada]

An indispensable video. With reference to the age of traditional theatre styles, there are many forms, including sarugaku in Japan, that are older, but the importance of Noh lies in its enduring popularity.

[Conchobhar]

Uh, isn't Greek theatre the oldest form of theatre?

[HORROR1130]

@Conchobhar. Greek theatre is older, but is no longer performed in a living tradition. Originally Greek plays would have been performed with masks, a chorus that sings and dances, and very stylized acting style. Comparable to Noh, actually. When Greek plays are performed now, people tend to try to update them, doing them with a contemporary acting style. It usually is pretty awful.

[JohnColt]

@Conchobhar oldest in Japan.

[mogeee]

Thanks for uploading this. Can you provide the official name of the video, please? I would like to share this with my class.

[scorpio881]

@mogeee It's from a film called "The tradition of performing arts in Japan: the heart of Kabuki, Noh and Bunraku. It's a part of a series "Nippon: The land and it's people" :)

[Goffeclese]

@scorpio881 do you know where I can get this video? I'm a theatre teacher, and I have been looking for this video for years! I can never find it.

[scorpio881]

@Goffeclese I'm sorry, but I don't really know where you could get it... My teacher just showed it to us in class. It was an old VHS...

[numnumnum08]

i really wont 1 of those hannya costumes

[lauraleesmithagain]

Why are the female parts played by guys? That's kinda silly.

[youtubister]

Thanks for uploading this.

[DJTALLGEESE013579]

I watched this in my World Music class, loved it all.

[kelzabelle]

the play seems very interesting but i want to see the play not the behind the scene stuff.

[kelzabelle]

is this clip available with no voice over or american commentary?

[kelzabelle]

I have many questions about Noh dramas. I am giving a seminar at a University about this topic and there is a lot of conflicting information available on the Web. Would anyone be able to help me and answer some of my questions. Resources in North East Scotland seem rather limited.

[DJTALLGEESE013579]

@kelzabelle just google my friend. Look for sources that have .org or .gov in the site address.

[melcat63]

Thanks for posting this. I have been attracted to Noh without knowing much about it. This video brings some clarity and I look forward to learning more. It is beautiful!

[Alleypat]

What an excellent presentation for noh. I just finished a noh workshop and this is a nice addition.

[runupahill1]

Thank you, walkingthroughapark. I would love to have an entire performance posted to YouTube. If I can get the complete Mozart's Le Nozze de Figaro, why not all of Tamura?

[Jimothyp]

Beautiful.

[robhighnam]

Well, for the European mind, this is certainly something strange, new and sometimes bizarre and disquieting. I teach, among others, English drama in Hungary, and I ha difficulty to make students understand how W. B. Yeats drew inspiration from Noh plays. Now I am able to show them the parallels. Thanks, "walkingthroughapark"!

[Qcumber]

The funny thing is that W. B. Yeats didn't understand Noh, and created his own "noble plays" from this misunderstanding.

[tuschman168]

How can someone misunderstand art. I thought art was always open for interpretation. I like this art form. I think it is beautiful. But I did not do any research on it. Hence my question.

[Qcumber]

Very simple. If you read the translation of a poem, and imagine the metrics of the translation reflect the metrics of the original, you are wrong.

W. B. YEATS didn't have the necessary documents and information to write Noh plays in English. All the same, he wrote plays that he thought were Noh plays in English, and these are interesting in themselves.

[tuschman168]

I get it now. This is all very interesting. I think I WILL do some research now. Thanks for the reply!

[broadwaydude]

what's the source?

[heinrichtoll]

Great video!!!

[TheNachtjager]

considering how many generations it can go back, and how some skilled performers begin training when their kids, you must wonder how fascinating it must be to see a Noh theatre performance done by a master who's been carrying on the tradition their whole lives.

[Klagmar]

Lol we watched this same video in Japanese class =P

[BloodSpeed]

Fascinating !!!

[eudaimon0]

I'm looking for a video like this for such time. Thanks!

[ponnari20]

i saw some parts of famous plays yesterday and was really happy to find this clip with explanations. I want to learn and see more.

[llama86]

Thank you so much for posting this. I needed it for class - it's so hard to get teenagers to understand just how varied the world is, and videos like this really help open their eyes!

[marinap88]

Thank you for this wonderful video. So far I only knew about Noh trough theory, but now I can actually imagine how it really looks like.

[messtizoo]

greta great great great thanks very much

[dizy82]

damn I have a play coming soon right in my country and city and I am not missing it for nothing in the world :D

[mikeruddick93]

can anyone send me some more info on Noh theatre. im doing a project for school

[dinzonya]

I dont care how much it costs im going to see this when I go to japan some day.

[nicksum29]

Thank you so much. fascinating.

[wind10miko]

amazing

[henjokongo]

This is a great video.

[crazytalk10112]

This is very insightful!! I learned a lot--I am very interesting in the art of Japanese dance. Awesome XD

[Truedantalion]

Fascinating. Is there more of this documentary? Oh, and by the way: Did you happen to read THE HOUSE OF KANZÉ (dt.: DAS HAUS KANZÉ, Droemer Knaur Verlag) by Nobuko Albery? If not: Do so; very interesting novel situated in the beginnings of Nô Theater, with Zéami as leading character.

[anner442]

Wonderful!