Noh and Kyogen Masks
tradition and modernity in the art of kitazawa hideta
$109.76
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2024
Summary
Masks of Noh and Kyogen: The Art of Kitazawa Hideta
Featuring breathtaking photographs of masks created by a renowned twenty-first-century craftsman, this book provides a unique perspective into noh and kyogen, two of the oldest surviving forms of theater in the world.
Kitazawa Hideta is a traditional Japanese master craftsman, Shinto-temple carver and noh mask maker who creates masks for both classical noh and kyogen theatre. This gorgeous volume features more than sixty of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783791377537 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3791377531 |
| Author: | Jannette Cheong, Richard Emmert, Simon Callow, Hamish Todd |
| Publisher: | Prestel |
| Imprint: | Prestel |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 298mm x 241mm |
About The Author
Jannette Cheong
Jannette Cheong is a poet, playwright, and designer. A former art inspector, she had led education and intercultural collaborations internationally for forty years. A Theatre Nohgaku (TN) affiliated artist, she has written noh (Pagoda, 2009, 2011 and Between the Stones, 2020) in collaboration with the Oshima Noh Theatre and Richard Emmert, using traditional noh techniques, and is the first British person to do so. In 2017, she wrote Opposites-InVerse, blending noh, opera and ballet. She lives in London, England.
Richard Emmert is the founder and former artistic director of Theatre Nohgaku, a company dedicated to performing noh in English. He has led performance tours and projects in North America, Europe and Asia and has composed music in noh style for numerous pieces including in French and Spanish. He was awarded the Koizumi Prize in 2019 and is Professor emeritus of Musashino University. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.
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