The Oldest Surviving Form of Theater in the World

[@josephr.gainey2079]

Udaka Michishige (b. Sept. 18, 1947) died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on March 28, 2020, after living with a very aggressive type of lymphoma for over a year. He was survived by his wife and three sons. Two of the sons are Noh actors and the third is a Noh mask maker.

[@alskndlaskndal]

Beautiful. To devote oneself so sincerely to a craft is noble indeed.

[@treesareleavy4455]

Those masks are so hauntingly beautiful.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

I'm moved to tears. Don't even know why.

[@hobog12777]

Beautiful masks. I admire your dedication and wish you the best in your efforts to conserve this tradition.

[@Liuhuayue]

I didn't realize it at first, but the detail in his handicraft is actually amazing.

[@karmakanic]

The videos you guys have been putting out are so well done gahhhhh I can't stand it

[@Verithiell]

Music, imagery, its so incredibly beautiful. I just love this channel, so glad youtube recommended it to me back in the day.

[@びびー]

日本人ですが、参考になりました

[@nancydavies9901]

Spent the day at the Kyoto Noh Theater recital, and in '85, I went to the Takigi Noh performances in Honolulu. Noh probes into the depths of the psyche, enabling a troubled soul met by a priest or other can help them resolve their issues. Stunning theatre.

[@kathberry8]

the skin of the masks so beautiful

[@jhavajoe3792]

Beautiful Documentary.

[@salvadorluna8106]

Thanks this was interesting. I'd like to see something done on Okuni and early Kabuki.

[@kamakirinoko]

アーのうってゆうのは能力的の能ですか。。。それは論理的な考えだけど初めて考えてきました。素晴らしい！ビデオありがとうございました！

[@BobbyReed]

Glorious. Absolutely.

[@efmoraes2284]

Wonderful Great Art. Great dedication.

[@girard6061]

beautiful!

[@williamfoxboro5108]

It certainly would have been nice to present at least a few minutes of actual performance with any narration or any of that robotic background music.

[@normanguberman2192]

true. but very effective video. there are indeed many lovely Noh videos on KZbin

[@scorpioninpink]

Can you do Rakugo next?

[@925theatre8]

Stunning.

[@marlonsegura5201]

Inspiring!

[@Octoberisms]

Dang dude talk about a moment of serendipity.

[@supplythelaughter]

So darn COOL

[@tellingfoxtales]

Wonderful content.

[@FfblastBlogspot]

More ancient japan pls

[@amy_kunoichi]

The oldest and the best.

[@hongdao1121]

Think lighting! Whitish lights ruin everything!

[@scorpioninpink]

That mask is the work of nightmares. I watch a Noh Play once and it terrifies me.

[@Aikesn]

Dojyan

[@sphynx7242]

stölen video

[@skyflower2479]

Soundtrack is so annoying. It drowned the actors’ songs.

[@omeleta_6935]

Kslv

[@t.r.babbitt8164]

The 14th century is not ancient. I clicked on this thinking I might get something from the Shang or Zhou Dynasty that I’d never seen before, but...

[@1LSWilliam]

What the hell is this nonsense? Commedia dell'arte is still alive and well, even in miniature, Punch and Judy stuff. We still gasp at the Greek tragedies performed everywhere yearly. This seems like cultural, imperialist propaganda to me.

[@1LSWilliam]

@@steffen_852 You mean we are not celebrating Greek tragedy and Medieval Mystery/Morality plays (did you ever hear of Oberammergau?) and the Commedia? You confuse me with your facts. Oh. You present none.

[@ozeppeo]

I couldn't find any reliable sources on how Noh is the oldest surviving theater form - most sources say one of the oldest - but the first recorded performances of the Commedia dell'arte are from the 16th century.

[@meowarts44]

@@1LSWilliam or YOU are the one who is the PRESENT NONE.

[@hori166]

This video is NOT about Noh being the oldest form of theater, the narrator says nothing to that effect.

[@stealthbrandon]

The basic greeks stories have survived uh yeah . but I doubt even in the medieval time there was a direct relationships between dramas in European courts and Ancient greece there several orders removed ( And what 1000 years later ? 404-338 BC jump ahead to thw 12th and 14 century up to the 17 century AD After the death of Jesus )a the closer you get to the present the more radically different the drama would be from the original ancient plays , . But French and British play in Medieval europe ARE NOT The same as ancient greece . These culture didn't even believe in the greek pantheon anymore they had become Christians =/ .along with the fear of the devil and and the human body being sinful ., Medieval Europeans have very little in common with greek or there lol... "theater" . The Enlightenment tried to resurrect and borrow from the greek and roman traditions but that a far cry from being a direct unbroken chain . Greek fell , Europe gone through multiple artistic evolution massive changes to theater and art . It's dead man .... Noh ? is still the same tradition as it was practiced in the past in old japan , hence "the oldest surviving drama ' .title is probably accurate.