nōgaku
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is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater. It is composed of the lyric drama noh, and the comic theater kyōgen (狂言). Traditionally, both types of theatre are performed together, the kyōgen being interposed between the pieces of noh during a day of performances.
Key facts
- Performing art.name
- Nōgaku
- Performing art.image
- 春日神社ー篠山ー翁奉納P1011774.jpg
- Performing art.caption
- Noh performance at Shinto shrine
- Performing art.medium
- Theater
- Performing art.types
- Noh and kyōgen
- Performing art.culture
- Japan
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Nôgaku theatre
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Japan
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 00012
- Intangible heritage.Region
- APA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2008
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 3rd
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Image
- Zo'onna Noh Mask, Edo period, 18th century, wood with polychromy - Tokyo National Museum - DSC06166.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Nōgaku
- intangible cultural heritage status
- Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
- described at URL
- ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00012
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is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater. It is composed of the lyric drama noh, and the comic theater kyōgen (狂言). Traditionally, both types of theatre are performed together, the kyōgen being interposed between the pieces of noh during a day of performances.
It has influenced the Bunraku, or Japanese puppet theatre as well as Kabuki.
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