Noh Performance _ Long-nosed Goblin in Kurama

Noh was performed in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture.  The title was “Kurama Tengu (Long-nosed Goblin in Kurama).”  Nohgaku is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater.  It is composed of the lyric drama noh and the comic theater kyogen.  In this play, the kyogen part was included in the drama.  The spiritual and symbolic nature of the story is facilitated by the stylized dance, mime, chanting chorus, and musical accompaniment.  The elegance and beauty of the noh world is expressed with the slow movement, simple setting, and subdued music.  (the-noh.com/index.html ;the-noh.com/en/plays/data/detail_025.html)

In 2008, nohgaku was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Also, refer to Lecture and Demonstration of Noh and Kyogen Performance Styles Theatre Nohgaku at Boston University (youtube.com/watch?v=-6msFSM1d9A).

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