What does Sotoba mean?
Sotoba is the Japanese transliteration of the Sanskrit word “stupa.” It refers to the tower that originated in India.
What genre is Sotoba Komachi?
Modern Noh
Sotoba Komachi (卒塔婆小町) is one of the stories in Five Modern Noh Plays by Yukio Mishima. The original work was written by Kanami and was later reworked by Mishima Yukio for modern theatre. The kanji 卒塔婆 means stupa and小町 is the synonym of belle or beautiful woman.
When was Sotoba Komachi written?
1952
Sotoba Komachi is one of the stories in Five Modern Noh Plays by Yukio Mishima. The original work was written by Kanami and was later reworked by Mishima Yukio for modern theatre. The kanji 卒塔婆 means stupa and小町 is the synonym of belle or beautiful woman. The story was written in 1952 and published in 1956.
What is the damask drum about?
The story is simple enough. An ageing man (Alan Knoepfler) falls in love with a beautiful woman (Mary Sitarenos), and is duped into believing that if he beats a drum and the woman hears it, she will reciprocate his desire. But instead of a drum-skin, the instrument is covered with the finest damask.
When did Noh theater begin?
14th century
Noh developed from ancient forms of dance drama and from various types of festival drama at shrines and temples that had emerged by the 12th or 13th century. Noh became a distinctive form in the 14th century and was continually refined up to the years of the Tokugawa period (1603–1867).
What are the three main qualities of art and substance of the Noh Theatre?
This style of musical drama is defined by a few essential qualities that you can describe in terms of characters, themes, music, and presentation.
What is noh Theatre known for?
Noh drama is the oldest surviving form of Japanese theater. It combines music, dance, and acting to communicate Buddhist themes. Often the plot of a Noh play recreates famous scenes from well-known works of Japanese literature such as The Tale of Genji or The Tale of the Heike.
What are the 5 types of noh plays?
Types of Noh. Noh can be divided into five different categories: god, man, woman, mad-woman, demon. In a full noh program, on noh from each category would be played. This is known as goban date.
What is Noh short for?
NOH
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| NOH | New Orleans Hornets |
| NOH | Number of Hits |
| NOH | Newly Overhauled |
| NOH | Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha, NE) |