Essence of Nō Theater

[@mediolanumhibernicus3353]

One of the most beautiful, enigmatic and fascinating art forms.

[@Coffee_n_Opera]

Oh how very cool… it took maybe two mins of focusing on the main actor and his mask… then it was like my brain began to see the masks changing expressions as the movements of the actor’s body slowly changed. What the man said about being “neutral in your performance” is the best way to have a successful one… is EXACTLY right 🙌

[@freakrx2349]

I do recall seeing a Noh theater when I was visiting the Fushimi Inariyama shrine (the one with all of the Torii gates stacked together) in Kyoto last year. I do wish I got to see a Noh and a Kabuki play.

[@bgw33]

Thank you. I now believe I can be lost in a better way watching a performance

[@BLEDZED]

Art in itself is a ritual of taken so lightly it can come across as arrogant to nature’s way of simply been. The Japanese have a close spiritual intimacy with the stories that not only ties them to their land but their people.

[@thExoticAries]

Incredible Immersive & Spiritual ❤

[@ochervelvet9687]

Beautiful little film.

[@FudgeYeahAmerica]

I wonder what the best translations of these plaus are for English. I'm excited to learn more!

[@Siansonea]

I could see being completely mesmerized by this. It's otherworldly.

[@culturalivrebr]

Pure poetry

[@omjoaoo]

such a interesting content!

[@BLEDZED]

The communication is important this is not just entertainment it’s a prayer the same way a church will perform certain parts of the service to amplify the essence of the service these ritual simbolize and different world from human to Devine

[@ZOV_PYCU]

This is some boss from Dark Souls, at least it's clear why they move like that.

[@vladnickul]

why are all slavs born like you?

[@BLEDZED]

You have to understand the chant to understand how the movements are interpreted. I want this type. Of art in my everyday life

[@lflint3278]

Uncanny valley supreme! 😂

[@macduff14]

I would love to drop a few micro dots and watch this .

[@danielpereiradossantos798]

Mitologia japonesa.

[@CharlesHatley-e9h]

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[@SilkStringsMusic]

Best theater is no theater.

[@Munchausen45]

Nō means Nō

[@BLEDZED]

The Japanese worshiped the spirits that was in relationship with their land and by recognizing that they respected nature

[@BLEDZED]

Tbh with you I think this almost gives a psychological shift to the actor

[@やまもも-g4x]

🤣 象女！ 🙊😂 Please enjoy this deeply participatory performance

[@fan2jnrc]

Well, it's probably very refined, complex, subtle and all that, but I must admit I wouldn't put up with 2 hours of it... 😄

[@SotaAnzai]

Nō, which was originally the performance of the religious ceremony, is an excellent art, but Nō's world is sooooooo conservative. Nō’s world is supported mainly based on patriarchal heredity, and only men are allowed to play.

[@kumakichi-cat]

元は宗教儀式だったんですか!?　知らなかった。寺社の敷地を利用しているけれど。

[@MejganZia]

It's because the dance though appears to be easy is actually very difficult; the actor becomes an empty vessel for the particular spirit being invoked and so the actor has to have the spiritual strength to deal with that person's past life and whatever he or she will convey to the actor which is then transmuted by the actor for the benefit of his community. In ancient Japan and China, purification of the past by the priest was part of ancestry worship and communion because the past is linked to the present. So, they developed a highly refined way of achieving these goals.

[@MejganZia]

Conservativism is just another word for being serious about what it is that you do because human life is very difficult and conservativism makes sure how things are done is preserved in such a way as to obtain the same goal without having to compromise the method.

[@MejganZia]

Japan is a very conservative culture. Very refined culture.

[@therealrobinc]

Anything with masks is creepy! And having creepy music makes it even creepier!

[@midnight6994]

Most of the stories in the plays do depict spirits of many kinds! (Characters especially with masks are meant to be of supernatural or spiritual origin)

[@laerwen]

Perhaps it's "creepy" because it is not understood. Once it is, it is less fearsome and more familiar. Think of it like storytelling of gods and spirits.

[@bean1731]

@@laerwen I mean, it straight up says in the beginning that a demon, god or warlard possesses the person. So I think its fair to say that its creepy. But just because its creepy doesn't mean it doesn't also have artistic value as well. Two things can be true