In this May 9, 2023, presentation, Princeton University Professor Thomas Hare speaks about the origins of noh theater in Japan and, in particular, about its material culture. Noh drama has a 700-year history of continuous performances, and it has, in that time, developed a detailed body of conventions of performance that specify not only text, music and dance, but also the material culture of noh, its costumes, masks, props and even its unique stage. This talk will relate these material aspects of noh history to its thematic concerns in modern performance and their ties to historical performance.
For online Noh, there is an excellent site at: https://noh.stanford.edu
An English language Noh about Elvis at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuxfBbCfv9I