Noh is an over 600 year old traditional Japanese theater. Originally, only men were allowed on stage, but since the beginning of the 20th Century, there are always more female players.
It mostly Chinese and Japanese legends, tales of the gods, myths, and are sometimes even treated contemporary issues.
The main character usually wears a mask. Spirits and Women (since they are often played by men) are also represented by masks. The masks for children or very young women have cornered "peep holes" that have round for adults. Since the holes in both cases are about 5mm in diameter, can only look straight ahead and the actors themselves as they see very little. There are also magnificent and expensive costumes, which seem partly tailored more for sumo wrestlers. Therefore, including wearing a down vest to give the actors more volume. However, they will double by this costume very restricted in their freedom of movement, resulting in a very gradual, tentative response has developed.
Komparu The ensemble is one of the four major Noh theater schools that go back to the Edo (16th-19th century). In the time were allowed to play only Samurai Noh and watch.
There is little text, gestures and props to be used sparingly, there are hardly any. Everything is stylized. A weeping woman shed tears, for example, not real, but will only ever hand (with palm up) slowly towards the face, as she would catch her tears.
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