ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Noh theatre is a very popular form of Japanese theatre representing dance, drama, glamorous costumes, and elaborate makeup and masks. This form of theatre is an all-male performance that was founded in the early 1300s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Noh Drama. Noh drama is the oldest surviving form of Japanese theater. It combines music, dance, and acting to communicate Buddhist themes. Often the plot of a Noh play recreates famous scenes from well-known works of Japanese literature such as The Tale of Genji or The Tale of the Heike.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are five categories of Noh masks: gods, demons, men, women and the elderly. The masks used in Noh theatre generally show a neutral expression so it is up to the skill of the actor to bring the mask to life through his acting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noh-its name derived from nō, meaning “talent” or “skill”-is unlike Western narrative drama. Rather than being actors or “representers” in the Western sense, Noh performers are simply storytellers who use their visual appearances and their movements to suggest the essence of their tale rather than to enact it.