No and Kyogen in the Contemporary World 9780824863753

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English Pages 264 [263] Year 1997

No and Kyogen in the Contemporary World
9780824863753

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James R. Brandon (editor)

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Foreword
PART I: Values of Nō and Kyōgen in Contemporary Society
Introduction
Expanding Nō’s Horizons: Considerations for a New Nō Perspective
Yūgen after Zeami
The Waki-Shite Relationship in Nō
PART II: Adaptation of Nō and Kyōgen to Contemporary Audiences
Introduction
A Return to Essence through Misconception: From Zeami to Hisao
Nō Changes
Dialogue and Monologue in Nō
PART III: Encounters with the West
Introduction
Experiments in Kyōgen
Contemporary Audiences and the Pilgrimage to Nō
Teaching the Paradox of Nō
Pidgin-Creole Performance Experiment and the Emerging Entre-Garde
Index

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