Tag Archives: nochi-shite
Jo-ha-kyū (序破急)
Contributed by David Surtasky “We sweep the needles that fall without end.” Takasago Time: Things begin slowly. Then they speed up. Then they end rapidly. What has become fascinating to me is the fractal nature of this structure within … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, hosho-ryu, jo-ha-kyu, mae-shite, nochi-shite, noh, noh plays, takigi noh, the life structure of noh, theatre nohgaku, yugen, zeami, 序破急
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Mae-shite
Contributed by David Surtasky My role is mae-shite. Lead actor of the first half, one of the grasscutters. In a traditional noh, the mae-shite and nochi-shite would be the same person, but in our production we’ve divided the role between … Continue reading
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Tagged atsumori, hayashi, kumagae no jiro naozane, mae-shite, nochi-shite, noh, Noh Training Project, Renshô, takigi noh, theatre nohgaku
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