Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible. These wooden masks, used in an ancient form of Japanese theater ...

See Lark Mason III appraise Japanese Noh drama mask models, ca. 1920, in Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 1. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines ...

Kabuki, with its elaborate makeup and costumes, fast-paced action and lively atmosphere, usually comes to mind when people think of Japanese theater. But there's a more esoteric form of theater called ...

The Japanese art of Noh is the oldest surviving theater tradition in practice. Dating back to the 14th century, the classical musical drama is derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or ...

In taking on the male-dominated theatrical craft, contemporary women carvers are changing the face of a centuries-old tradition. The artist Shuko Nakamura at her home in Tokyo, wearing her “Migawari ...

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh, the art of ...

TRAVERSE CITY — A Greek tragedy with a Japanese Noh theater twist is perhaps not as different as it may seem, said Gulshirin Dubash. The Interlochen Arts Academy theater arts instructor directs an ...

Featuring ancient narrative scrolls and medieval theatre masks, a new manga exhibition in Paris traces the global ...

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...