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Tag Archives: theater
Book Announcement: Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater
Dancing the Dharma Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh Theater Susan Blakeley Klein Dancing the Dharma examines the theory and practice of allegory by exploring a select group of medieval Japanese noh plays and treatises. Susan Blakeley Klein demonstrates how medieval esoteric commentaries on … Continue reading
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Call for Applicants: Noh Training Project US 2021
Training opportunity: Noh Training Project US 2021 The Noh Training Project is an intensive 3-week training program covering the singing and dancing of Japan’s centuries-old dance-drama with veteran performers from Theatre Nohgaku. During the final week of instruction, Kita school Master Teacher … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: A New History of Medieval Japanese Theatre: Noh and Kyōgen from 1300 to 1600
A New History of Medieval Japanese Theatre: Noh and Kyōgen from 1300 to 1600 Authors: Pinnington, Noel J. This book traces the history of noh and kyōgen, the first major Japanese theatrical arts. Going beyond P. G. O’Neill’s Early Nō Drama of … Continue reading
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Workshop: Traditional Theater Training, Kyoto (summer 2018)
This summer is the 34th annual Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.) 2018, held at the Kyoto Art Center. T.T.T. is a three-week summer intensive training program that introduces the traditional arts of noh, kyogen, and Nihonbuyo. There is also an optional kotsuzumi … Continue reading
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Resource: The Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku Collection
The recent launch of the The Barbara Curtis Adachi Collection provides a wonderful resource for those interested in traditional Japanese performance arts. The collection was given to Columbia University in 1991 by Barbara Curtis Adachi, a long-time bunraku theater enthusiast who … Continue reading
Workshop: Traditional Theater Training 2017, Kyoto
Come train with real masters in Kyoto this summer! This summer marks the 33nd annual Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.), held at the Kyoto Art Center. We would like to share a little more about the program as we will be … Continue reading
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Tagged kyogen, Kyoto, nihon buyou, noh, theater, Traditional Theater Training
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Call for Applicants: International Noh Institute Summer Program 2017
The INI – International Noh Institute is now accepting applications for its 2017 Summer Intensive Program (September 4 – 14 2017). Participants will take part in an intensive training period, during which they will study Noh chant and dance at the INI headquarters in Kyoto with … Continue reading
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Workshop: Noh Training Project 2017 (Tokyo)
The Kita School of Noh and Theatre Nohgaku are pleased to announce the Noh Training Project Tokyo 2017–an intensive three-week workshop focusing on the performance elements of Japanese classical noh theatre. The workshop will include five hours daily of instruction … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, Japan, noh, Noh theater, theater, theatre, Tokyo, traditional arts, training, workshop
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Workshop: Japanese Performance Theory Workshop
June 10–17, 2017 Apply by April 1! Open to undergraduates, graduates, and faculty. The Japanese Performance Theory Workshop (JPTW) intervenes between Japanese Studies and Performance Studies to foster generative critical engagements with Japanese performance. Through seminar-style discussions, performance screenings, research … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater
Via University of Washington Press. Onnagata: A Labyrinth of Gendering in Kabuki Theater MAKI ISAKA paperback not available $50.00 HARDCOVER (9780295995106) PUBLISHED: January 2016 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Performing Arts BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 272 … Continue reading
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Tagged gender, kabuki, kabuki theater, onnagata, theater, theatre
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 