I took a class in Japanese Theatre and found myself drawn to the Noh because it was so different from anything I had ever seen. Noh dramas are based on stories that are well known to the audience and they lack most of the dramatic conventions we expect in a play in the west, such as plot, action, or character development.
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A Noh Drama about Elvis
Blue Moon Over Memphis, Deborah Brevoort’s Noh Drama about Elvis Presley will be produced in a traditional Noh staging by Theatre Nohgaku in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday May 23rd at 2pm and 7pm. The production will feature Noh orchestrations composed by Richard Emmert and a special Elvis Noh mask that was created by Hideta Kitazawa,… Continue reading A Noh Drama about Elvis