The Joy of Noh
Embodied Learning and Discipline in Urban Japan
Seiten
2015
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-5060-5 (ISBN)
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-5060-5 (ISBN)
Examines Japanese later life learners involved in Noh theater.
Centered on questions of identity formation, selfhood, and the body, this ethnography examines the experiences of later life learners in Japan. The women profiled are amateur practitioners of Noh theater, learning the dance and chant essential to this classic art form. Using a combination of observational, interview, and experiential data, Katrina L. Moore discusses the relevance of these practices to the women's everyday lives. Later life learning activities have been heavily promoted in Japan as a means for an aging population to remain healthy. However, many Noh practitioners experience their practice as a means of self-actualization beyond the goal of healthy aging. Looking at daily experiences of training for and staging theatrical performances, Moore analyzes the way the body becomes the medium through which amateurs explore new states of self. The work provides a view of contemporary Noh that highlights the rarely acknowledged role of amateur performers.
Centered on questions of identity formation, selfhood, and the body, this ethnography examines the experiences of later life learners in Japan. The women profiled are amateur practitioners of Noh theater, learning the dance and chant essential to this classic art form. Using a combination of observational, interview, and experiential data, Katrina L. Moore discusses the relevance of these practices to the women's everyday lives. Later life learning activities have been heavily promoted in Japan as a means for an aging population to remain healthy. However, many Noh practitioners experience their practice as a means of self-actualization beyond the goal of healthy aging. Looking at daily experiences of training for and staging theatrical performances, Moore analyzes the way the body becomes the medium through which amateurs explore new states of self. The work provides a view of contemporary Noh that highlights the rarely acknowledged role of amateur performers.
Katrina L. Moore is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note to Reader
Introduction
1. Amateur Noh Practitioners
2. The Biography of a Noh Teacher
3. Rituals of Learning
4. Peeling Away of Identity
5. Acceptance
Conclusion
Glossary of Noh Terms
Works Cited
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.1.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 4 |
Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 227 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4384-5060-5 / 1438450605 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-5060-5 / 9781438450605 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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