2009 Theatre, Film & Video Production Department Theatre Visiting Artist Series
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NOH: Pathos Behind the Mask
Lecture and Demonstration
Saturday, February 14 • 8pm
King Center Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
Performed since the 14th century, NOH is the oldest major form of classic Japanese musical drama. Performance themes of NOH are taken from Japanese historical or classical literature and are choreographed through song and dance. By tradition, Noh actors and musicians never rehearse for performances together. Each actor, musician and choral chanter practices his or her fundamental movements, songs, and dances independently or under the tutelage of a senior member. The actors, musicians are brought together anew for the performance of the play. This ancient practice of not having joint rehearsals creates performance experience for the audience and the actors alike that exemplifies the traditional Japanese aesthetic of transience. When you experience Noh, “you will be touched by a feeling different from those evoked by other theatre forms.”
This traveling program is funded by the Japanese Government and organized through the Japan Foundation, Consulate General Japan at Denver, UC Denver Department of Theatre, Film & Video Production and the College of Arts & Media.
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