【Japan Video Topics】Behind the Scenes in a Noh Theater As a performer stomps the stage, the sound echoes throughout the theater, without a help of microphones. The dramatic performance of noh, a traditional Japanese performance, is supported by a number of secrets hidden throughout a theater. Discover some of the secrets of noh. The classical Japanese art of Noh has a history of over 700 years. Over the centuries, the Noh theater’s stage was refined and developed to support and enhance the art o

Noh (also known as nohgaku) is one of Japan’s unique performing art. Said to be the world’s oldest of presently performed dramatic arts, nohgaku theater is registered as an intangible cultural asset by UNESCO. These masks (also called nohmen) can convey sensitive facial expressions through changing reflections of light captured in subtle motions and facial angles. “IS JAPAN COOL? DOU” https://www.ana-cooljapan.com/contents/dou/ | Wasabi - Japanese Culture Media

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