| Currently the Art Gallery of New South Wales has a Noh theatre exhibit! I went to see it with my sister on Wednesday. They have a lot of traditional Noh clothing and masks, as well as props, song books, and artworks depicting Noh theatre. It was all very nice! And, I took way too many photos. I found the masks particularly interesting. I read that the eyes are created so that the pupils do not follow the same line of sight. That way, the actor can tilt their head to change the expression of the mask. The photo of three masks to the left is a demonstration of such an effect. They are all the same mask, just tilted differently! And the embroidery on the clothing was gorgeous. It is hard to believe that all of these artifacts are at least 200 years old! I am very excited that the Japan Foundation, Sydney, will be presenting a lecture series there, called From Noh to Now. Each week covers a different aspect of Japanese theatre. Week one is Butoh dance, week two is Noh, week three is Kabuki, week four is theatre puppets and Hatsune Miku, and week five is Takarazuka. I am hoping to attend all of these lectures, if I am feeling up to them. To the left are some of the photos that I took, and below is a sample video of the Japan Foundation's talk on Noh Theatre. If you would like to see more, then please visit their website, http://www.jpf.org.au/ |
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