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Hōshō (宝生) is a Japanese theatrical school. It specializes in Noh (能), a classic musical drama. Five schools specialize in shite (シテ, the role of protagonists in Noh): Kanze (観世), Hōshō (宝生), Kita (喜多), Kongō (金剛) and Komparu (金春). All schools except Kita were founded in Nara around 600 years ago.
Ryōkake Noh (両掛能, "mixed Noh"), though somewhat uncommon, is a hybrid of the above with the first act being Genzai Noh and the second act Mugen Noh. While Genzai Noh utilizes internal and external conflicts to drive storylines and bring out emotions, Mugen Noh focuses on utilizing flashbacks of the past and the deceased to invoke emotions.
Kanze (観世) is a school of Noh (能), a Japanese classic musical drama. It was founded in the 14th century. [1] It is led by the 26th grand master Kiyokazu Kanze, who became head at the age of 31. [2] The theatre stage moved to the redeveloped Matsuzakaya building at Ginza. [3] [4]
Puppets and bunraku were used in Japanese theatre as early as the Noh plays. Medieval records prove the use of puppets in Noh plays too. The puppets were 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m)-tall, and the dolls were manipulated by puppeteers in full view of the audience.
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Hagoromo (羽衣, The Feather Mantle) is among the most-performed Japanese Noh plays. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is an example of the traditional swan maiden motif . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
This is a complete [1] list of extant pre-modern Noh plays, their supposed authors, and categorisations. A short English translation of the title is given where one exists. A list of those plays which have a separate article on Wikipedia can be found here. Some plays are given different names by different schools.
The Noh masks of the Konparu school are a set of 47 noh masks formerly owned by the famous Konparu family of noh actors and playwrights, now part of the collection of the Tokyo National Museum. These masks span five centuries, from the Muromachi to the Edo period (15th to 19th century), and are designated Important Cultural Properties .