Author: Terence A. Lancashire
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317181697
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. They may be the ritual dances at Shinto shrines performed to summon and entertain deities; group dances to drive away disease-bearing spirits; or theatrical mime to portray the tenets of Buddhist teachings. These ritual entertainments can have histories of a thousand years or more and, with such histories, some have served as the inspiration for the urban entertainments of no, kabuki and bunraku puppetry. The flow of that inspiration, however, has not always been one way. Elements taken from these urban forms could also be used to enhance the appeal of ritual dance and drama. And, in time, these urban entertainments too came to be performed in rural or regional settings and today are similarly considered folk performing arts. Professor Terence Lancashire provides a valuable introductory guide to the major performance types as understood by Japanese scholars.
An Introduction to Japanese Folk Performing Arts
Author: Terence A. Lancashire
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317181697
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. They may be the ritual dances at Shinto shrines performed to summon and entertain deities; group dances to drive away disease-bearing spirits; or theatrical mime to portray the tenets of Buddhist teachings. These ritual entertainments can have histories of a thousand years or more and, with such histories, some have served as the inspiration for the urban entertainments of no, kabuki and bunraku puppetry. The flow of that inspiration, however, has not always been one way. Elements taken from these urban forms could also be used to enhance the appeal of ritual dance and drama. And, in time, these urban entertainments too came to be performed in rural or regional settings and today are similarly considered folk performing arts. Professor Terence Lancashire provides a valuable introductory guide to the major performance types as understood by Japanese scholars.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317181697
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. They may be the ritual dances at Shinto shrines performed to summon and entertain deities; group dances to drive away disease-bearing spirits; or theatrical mime to portray the tenets of Buddhist teachings. These ritual entertainments can have histories of a thousand years or more and, with such histories, some have served as the inspiration for the urban entertainments of no, kabuki and bunraku puppetry. The flow of that inspiration, however, has not always been one way. Elements taken from these urban forms could also be used to enhance the appeal of ritual dance and drama. And, in time, these urban entertainments too came to be performed in rural or regional settings and today are similarly considered folk performing arts. Professor Terence Lancashire provides a valuable introductory guide to the major performance types as understood by Japanese scholars.
An Introduction to Japanese Folk Performing Arts
Author: Terence Lancashire
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409431347
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. Professor Terence Lancashire provides an introductory guide to the major performance types as understood by Japanese scholars.
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409431347
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Japanese folk performing arts incorporate a body of entertainments that range from the ritual to the secular. Professor Terence Lancashire provides an introductory guide to the major performance types as understood by Japanese scholars.
The Folk Performing Arts
Author: Barbara E. Thornbury
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791432556
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Addresses issues concerning the survival and preservation of traditional culture by examining Japan's folk performing arts and the public policies that affect them.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791432556
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Addresses issues concerning the survival and preservation of traditional culture by examining Japan's folk performing arts and the public policies that affect them.
Japanese Folk Toys
Author: Lea Baten
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
ISBN: 9784079756129
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher: Tuttle Pub
ISBN: 9784079756129
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Mingei: Japan's Enduring Folk Arts
Author: Amaury Saint-Gilles
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917364
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Explore Japanese folk art—called mingei—with this beautifully illustrated book. Mingei literally means the "arts of the people" and is a treasured expression of Japanese culture and history. This book of Japanese folk art introduces 116 exquisite and interesting Japanese pieces, describing their origins, showing how they are made and used, and relating the background of myth and folklore associated with each. Illustrated with many line drawings and color photographs, Mingei offers readers a concise and informative introduction to a rich and varied artistic tradition.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462917364
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Explore Japanese folk art—called mingei—with this beautifully illustrated book. Mingei literally means the "arts of the people" and is a treasured expression of Japanese culture and history. This book of Japanese folk art introduces 116 exquisite and interesting Japanese pieces, describing their origins, showing how they are made and used, and relating the background of myth and folklore associated with each. Illustrated with many line drawings and color photographs, Mingei offers readers a concise and informative introduction to a rich and varied artistic tradition.
America's Japan and Japan's Performing Arts
Author: Barbara E. Thornbury
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472029282
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
America’s Japan and Japan’s Performing Arts studies the images and myths that have shaped the reception of Japan-related theater, music, and dance in the United States since the 1950s. Soon after World War II, visits by Japanese performing artists to the United States emerged as a significant category of American cultural-exchange initiatives aimed at helping establish and build friendly ties with Japan. Barbara E. Thornbury explores how “Japan” and “Japanese culture” have been constructed, reconstructed, and transformed in response to the hundreds of productions that have taken place over the past sixty years in New York, the main entry point and defining cultural nexus in the United States for the global touring market in the performing arts. The author’s transdisciplinary approach makes the book appealing to those in the performing arts studies, Japanese studies, and cultural studies.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472029282
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
America’s Japan and Japan’s Performing Arts studies the images and myths that have shaped the reception of Japan-related theater, music, and dance in the United States since the 1950s. Soon after World War II, visits by Japanese performing artists to the United States emerged as a significant category of American cultural-exchange initiatives aimed at helping establish and build friendly ties with Japan. Barbara E. Thornbury explores how “Japan” and “Japanese culture” have been constructed, reconstructed, and transformed in response to the hundreds of productions that have taken place over the past sixty years in New York, the main entry point and defining cultural nexus in the United States for the global touring market in the performing arts. The author’s transdisciplinary approach makes the book appealing to those in the performing arts studies, Japanese studies, and cultural studies.
Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre
Author: Samuel L. Leiter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442239115
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
This updated edition adds well over 200 plot summaries representing each theatrical form in addition to: a chronology; introductory essay; appendixes; an extensive bibliography; over 1500 cross-referenced entries on important terms; brief biographies of the leading artists and writers; and plot summaries of significant plays.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442239115
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
This updated edition adds well over 200 plot summaries representing each theatrical form in addition to: a chronology; introductory essay; appendixes; an extensive bibliography; over 1500 cross-referenced entries on important terms; brief biographies of the leading artists and writers; and plot summaries of significant plays.
The Folk Arts of Japan
Author: Hugo Munsterberg
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
" ... Deals with a rediscovered branch of Japanese art which, in the straightforward beauty of its products, is currently delighting the Western world. Although these folkcraft creations have their.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
" ... Deals with a rediscovered branch of Japanese art which, in the straightforward beauty of its products, is currently delighting the Western world. Although these folkcraft creations have their.
Folk Arts and Crafts of Japan
Author: Kageo Muraoka
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Traditional Japanese Arts And Culture
Author: Stephen Addiss
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824828783
Category : Art
Languages : id
Pages : 338
Book Description
Compiled in this volume is original material on Japanese arts and culture from the prehistoric era to the Meiji Restoration (1867). These sources, including many translated here for the first time, are placed in their historical context and outfitted with brief commentaries, allowing the reader to make connections to larger concepts and values found in Japanese culture. This book contains material on the visual and literary arts, as well as primary texts on topics not easily classified in Western categories, such as the martial and culinary arts, the art of tea, and flower arranging. More than sixty color and black-and-white illustrations enrich the collection and provide further insights into Japanese artistic and cultural values. Also included are a bibliography of English-language and Japanese sources and an extensive list of suggested further readings.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824828783
Category : Art
Languages : id
Pages : 338
Book Description
Compiled in this volume is original material on Japanese arts and culture from the prehistoric era to the Meiji Restoration (1867). These sources, including many translated here for the first time, are placed in their historical context and outfitted with brief commentaries, allowing the reader to make connections to larger concepts and values found in Japanese culture. This book contains material on the visual and literary arts, as well as primary texts on topics not easily classified in Western categories, such as the martial and culinary arts, the art of tea, and flower arranging. More than sixty color and black-and-white illustrations enrich the collection and provide further insights into Japanese artistic and cultural values. Also included are a bibliography of English-language and Japanese sources and an extensive list of suggested further readings.