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The Noh Theatre as intercultural performance - a case study
The Noh Theatre as intercultural performance - a case study

Author(s): Iulia Waniek
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: intercultural performance; shinasaku noh; kirishitan noh;

Summary/Abstract: The present paper explores the way in which theatre was used as a bridge between two cultures, both in the 16th century Japan, where the traditional Noh theatre was used-in the form of kirishitan noh-to expound Christian doctrine, by foreign missionaries and Japanese, as well as more recently.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 95-102
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English