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Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen
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Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen
Season 1 Episode 11 | 12m 20s | CC
Mike is taking you to Japan to look at Noh theater. Noh, and its counterpart Kyogen are some of the most revered theater forms in Japan, and are still performed today. Today you'll learn how Noh grew out of traditional Shinto dances, what a Noh theater looks like, and how audiences managed to sit through 8 hour performance in the days before memory foam theater seats. (hint: it was the Kyogen).
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