Directory of Noh Resources

This category is for sites on Japanese noh theater.

Websites submitted here must be noh related and in English. Sites in Japanese should be submitted to the appropriate World/Japanese subcategory.

Resources in This Category

Elements of Noh

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0127)
Concise description.
Ikuta

http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/ikuta.html
Complete text of the Noh play by Zembo Motoyasu (1453-1532).
Japanese Noh Theater

http://www.artelino.com/articles/noh_theater.asp
An introduction to Japanese Noh theater by contemporary artist Paul Binnie.
Munakata and His Shakespearean Noh Plays

http://atlantic.gssc.nihon-u.ac.jp/~ISHCC/noh/
Background of the plays, and a bio of Professor Munakata, a Noh actor and director of the Kanze school of Noh.
Noh Masks & Facial Expression Perception

http://www.kasrl.org/noh_mask.html
Demonstrates illusory facial expression perception in Noh masks, with link to a research article on the effect.
Noh Plays

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/noh/
English translations of 13 Noh plays from medieval period. Multiple versions of each play show evolution of translation styles, as well as help to explicate the original text.

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