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Dra Noh Final
Final study guide for Drama Context 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Golden Age? | 14th and 15th century |
| What was the class system in the Golden Age? | Patrons were the aristocracy and nobles were the imperials |
| What does Noh represent? | artistic epitome and mirrors the age of Japanese nobility and honor |
| What was Noh derived from? | Zen Buddhism and enlightenment and spiritual experience |
| what and how were Zen Buddhism combined with? | Buddhism - introspective and Shintoism - mythology and folklore |
| What was the purpose of Noh theatre? | Glorify the ethos of Samurai |
| What is the Samurai? | Aristocratic warrior caste that took pride in being descendants of great heroic families |
| What virtues did the Samurai upheld? | heroism, magnanimity, loyalty unto death, selfless championship of rights of the weak, contempt of cowardice, avarice, and treason |
| What was so important about theatre? | Religion |
| what was the role of women? | Women were played by men, they performed idolized women and women should live up to these ideals |
| who were the Noh troupe? | Shite - protagonist, Waki - partner/ second actor, Jiutai - chorus of 8 men |
| how were masks used? | representation of higher truth, characters in their purest form |
| Who wore masks and why? | Shite and it was to portray women, different designs for different emotions |
| What type of stage did they use? | 3 open sided platform, temple roof supported by 4 posts |
| What was always the background? | Kagamita - large pine tree symbolizing eternal life Hasigakari - narrow bridge leading to stage right |
| what kind of costumes where worn in Noh theatre? | Shite had extravagant rich costumes. Musicians and chorus wear black traditional clothing |
| what kind of props were used? | Handheld fans, great bells, boats, alters, wells - props of symbolic |
| how is music incorporated in Noh? | The chorus has text they sing that is written in poetic form, the Hayashi enemble, and there are 3 drummers and flutist |
| What is Jo-Ha-Kyu? | emcompasses the physical movement of actors, the structure of the play, a portion of a play, and vocalization. |
| What does Jo-Ha-Kyu stand for? | Jo - to retain Ha - to break Kyu - forces used to stop |
| How does time flow in Noh? | Time flows linear - go into past, hero is spiritually ahead |
| \ Who is Zeami | He was the son of an actor, wrote 100s of plays |
| What is Hana? | Flower, true noh performer seeks to cultivate a relationship with audience, similar to cultivating a flower. |
| What is the importance of 5 in Noh? | Elements, direction, sense, parts of performance |
| What is the performance structure in Noh? | plays are performed throughout day as a series of 5 plays |
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