{"product_id":"ze-ami-his-theories-of-masaru-sekine-9780861402144","title":"Ze-Ami \u0026 His Theories of Noh Drama","description":"For over five centuries the essays of Ze-Ami - considered, with his father Kan-Ami, to be the founder of Noh, the classical dance-drama of Japan - were kept secret. They were not shown to more than one Noh actor in each generation until recently. Though they contain a large number of paradoxes and contradictory statements as well as a great deal of repetition, they were regarded as a Bible by actors in the Noh technique. As repetition was a constant feature in training and in techniques in many arts in Japan, and as paradox had often been used in the search for the truth in Zen, so Ze-Ami's essays were accepted, despite their repetitions, paradoxes and contradictions. They were not. however, easily translatable, and they benefit from being edited. In this work therefore, Ze-Ami's ideas are dealt with in eight chapters: The History of Noh: Five Groups of Noh Plays: Training: Acting: Writing a Play: Public Tachiai Competitions and Grades of Acting: The Audience: and Hana. This arrangement presents Ze-Ami's ideas with some order and consistency. Relevant sections of eighteen essays by Ze-Ami are translated and discussed. This volume is a most useful introduction to an understanding of Noh history, practice, and technique, for all readers in the West, written as it is by a trained Noh actor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Masaru Sekine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0861402146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861402144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Smythe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Masaru Sekine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096775500031,"sku":"9780861402144","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ze-ami-his-theories-of-masaru-sekine-9780861402144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}