Noh theatre

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dance-drama theatre form traditional Japanese performing art

Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Noh theatre canonical	12
Kanze school of Noh	1
Noh	1
Noh actors	1
Noh masks	1
Noh play "Sumidagawa"	1
Noh plays	1
Noh theater	1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dance-drama ⓘ theatre form ⓘ traditional Japanese performing art ⓘ
codifiedBy	Zeami Motokiyo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
developedInPeriod	Muromachi period ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	chant-like vocal delivery ⓘ highly codified performance conventions ⓘ minimalist staging ⓘ slow, stylized movement ⓘ symbolic gesture ⓘ
hasChorus	jiutai ⓘ
hasComponent	music ⓘ poetic drama ⓘ stylized dance ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin	medieval Japanese culture ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ⓘ Kan'ami ⓘ Zeami Motokiyo ⓘ
hasLanguage	classical Japanese ⓘ
hasMusicalEnsemble	hayashi ensemble ⓘ
hasPerformanceContext	public theatres ⓘ shrine festivals ⓘ temple events ⓘ
hasPlayCategory	demon plays (kiri-mono) ⓘ god plays (kami-mono) ⓘ miscellaneous plays (zatsu-mono) ⓘ warrior plays (shura-mono) ⓘ wig plays (kazura-mono) ⓘ
hasRoleType	Kyōgen theatre ⓘ surface form: ai-kyogen kokata ⓘ shite ⓘ tsure ⓘ waki ⓘ
hasStageElement	four supporting pillars ⓘ hashigakari bridgeway ⓘ painted pine tree backdrop ⓘ polished wooden stage ⓘ
hasTextualTradition	Noh plays ⓘ
hasTheme	Buddhist concepts of impermanence ⓘ classical Japanese literature and poetry ⓘ ghosts and spirits ⓘ
hasUNESCOStatus	Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
influenced	kabuki theater ⓘ surface form: Kabuki theatre contemporary world theatre and performance studies ⓘ modern Japanese theatre ⓘ
influencedBy	Buddhism ⓘ Chinese performing arts ⓘ Japanese court entertainment ⓘ Japanese folk performance traditions ⓘ Shinto ⓘ surface form: Shinto rituals
performedWith	Kyōgen theatre ⓘ surface form: Kyogen interludes
recognizedAs	one of the oldest extant theatrical forms in the world ⓘ
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
relatedTo	Kyōgen theatre ⓘ surface form: Kyogen
uses	masks ⓘ
usesInstrument	kotsuzumi drum ⓘ nohkan flute ⓘ kotsuzumi drum ⓘ surface form: otsuzumi drum taiko drum ⓘ
usesMaskType	demon mask ⓘ okina mask ⓘ onna-men (female mask) ⓘ warrior mask ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ise Monogatari → influenced → Noh theatre ⓘ

Ono no Komachi → subjectOf → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noh plays

Maeda clan → culturalPatronage → Noh theatre ⓘ

Sumida River → featuredInGenre → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noh play "Sumidagawa"

Zeami Motokiyo → fieldOfWork → Noh theatre ⓘ

Zeami Motokiyo → genre → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noh

Zeami Motokiyo → influenced → Noh theatre ⓘ

Zeami Motokiyo → memberOf → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kanze school of Noh

Kyōgen theatre → sharesStageTraditionWith → Noh theatre ⓘ

Kyōgen theatre → isPerformedAlongside → Noh theatre ⓘ

Ashikaga Yoshimasa → patronOf → Noh theatre ⓘ

Higashiyama culture → associatedWith → Noh theatre ⓘ

Higashiyama culture → patronized → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noh actors

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu → patronOf → Noh theatre ⓘ

feudal Japan → culturalPractice → Noh theatre ⓘ

subject surface form: Feudal Japan

Kissing the Mask → mainSubject → Noh theatre ⓘ

Kissing the Mask → focusesOn → Noh theatre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Noh masks

Ginza Six shopping complex → hasFeature → Noh theatre ⓘ

subject surface form: Ginza Six

this entity surface form: Noh theater

The Tale of the Heike → influenceOn → Noh theatre ⓘ