Traditional Japanese Performing Arts
Lectures: 0
Seminars: 0
Tutorials: 30
ECTS credit: 3
Lecturer(s): doc. dr. Hrvatin Klara, prof. dr. Shigemori Bučar Chikako
Students read and analyze the selected text in classical Japanese, then translate it into modern Japanese. They learn about the actual performance of the play using DVD recordings. They are familiarized with the history, terminology and techniques of the main Japanese performing arts noo, kyoogen and kabuki. They are encouraged to further develop their ideas about the meaning of the classical Japanese theater in the contemporary Japanese and global society.
Cavaye, R., Griffith, P. in Senda, A. A Guide to the Japanese Stage. From Traditional to Cutting Edge. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2004.
Kodama, Shōko. Eigo de hanasu nihon no dentō geinō (英語で話す「日本の伝統芸能」). The Complete Guide to Traditional Japanese Performing Arts (Japanese-English Edition). Kodansha International, 2000.
Zeami. The flowering spirit (風姿花伝): classic teachings on the art of Nō. Tokyo; New York: Kodansha, 2006.