noh: (looking up some noh links stopped me from writing this yesterday; it turns out the the theatre company where i first learned about noh is in dire financial straits and may shut down. ugh.) i did a summer intensive in noh several years ago. it's sort of the Japanese equivalent of opera - a highly stylized performance that was once a widely known popular entertainment that has mostly calcified with tradition and become inaccessible to the general public, yet has a cadre of rabid fans. watching it is weirdly mesmerizing and doing it is an incredible discipline. it involves both dance and chant, and uses simple props and storytelling techniques. noh dance and kendo kata are remarkably similar. the high pitched drum and flute and the funny shouts that they use sometimes at the beginning of episodes of anime shows originally come from noh (and were partially adopted by kabuki).
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xenophilia: i have an affection for unknown objects and people(s). i like new things, and i like learning about new things, and i like people who like new things. i'm especially interested in trying new foods. (i'm not all the way into the "sex with aliens" definition.)
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Date: 2007-04-26 05:23 pm (UTC)velvet underwear: it's fuzzy and petable. i like to wear it when i can get it.
xenophilia: i have an affection for unknown objects and people(s). i like new things, and i like learning about new things, and i like people who like new things. i'm especially interested in trying new foods. (i'm not all the way into the "sex with aliens" definition.)