This Lingering Life, which opens this week, is a departure for playwright Chiori Miyagawa and producing company Theatre of Yugen. The Mission District-based ensemble, now in its 35th year and whose ...

TOKYO -- FX's newest show "Shōgun" takes viewers back in time to ancient Japan and honors the tradition of Noh, a form of theater involving dance, drama and music. "Noh has a very important root to ...

In the ancient artform of Noh, masked figures clad in elaborate robes use songs and chants to weave tales of gods and ghosts, love and loss from Japanese legends. It emerged in the 14th century, ...

Noh Theatre in the Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869 – 1927) explores the art of woodblock prints and the history, stories, and costumes of Japanese Noh Theatre at the turn of the 20th century.

"A study of the origins of noh theater. The first part of the book delves into the performance forms and religious, political, and cultural conditions that shaped sarugaku (the early form of noh), ...

Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C) performs during a dress rehearsal for 'Dojoji', a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C ...