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noh theater, noh and kyogen collectively
The traditional Japanese performing art that encompasses both noh (a masked, highly stylized dance-drama) and kyogen (comedic interludes). Designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The term refers to the art form as a whole, including its music, dance, and dramatic traditions.
能楽を鑑賞する。
To watch a noh performance.
能楽は室町時代に大成された日本の伝統芸能だ。
Noh is a traditional Japanese performing art that was perfected in the Muromachi period.
能楽には能と狂言の二つの形式があり、交互に演じられるのが伝統だ。
Noh theater has two forms, noh and kyogen, and it is traditional for them to be performed alternately.
USAGE:
能楽 is the umbrella term for the entire art form, including both 能 (the serious masked drama) and 狂言 (the comic interludes). In casual speech, 能 alone is often used to refer to the art form, but 能楽 is more precise and formal.
BACKGROUND:
能楽 was refined by 観阿弥 and 世阿弥 in the 14th century under the patronage of the shogun 足利義満. It was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 能楽を鑑賞する: to watch noh
- 能楽堂: noh theater (the building)
- 能楽師: noh performer