JAPAN 4750 - Theater and Performance in Japan

This course explores a range of theater and performance genres, past and present: ancient court music (gagaku), noh, kabuki, puppet theater, folk performance, realist theater, and modern dance. We will read plays, documentary accounts, essays, theory, and theater history, and we will watch and listen to live performances and recordings to develop a richer understanding of movement, gesture, and sound. Taught in English, and all readings in English.