As the longest surviving theatrical form in the world, Japan’s noh theater has continued to entertain audiences since the 14th century. Noh is characterized by its masterfully crafted masks, elaborate costumes, and highly technical form.
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Mudras: The Gestural Language of Indian Theater and Dance
Mudras have been used in Indian theater and dance performance for centuries and have become a part of a larger culture of gestures through time. The process of the Mudra employs the body to explain and perform concepts in an easy to understand way, that is available to everyone in an audience.
El Güegüense
El Güegüense is a Nicaraguan play about a trickster outwitting colonial authorities that comes from traditions of dance and street theater and is performed at the feast of San Sebastián every year in Diriamba. Introduction El Güegüense is a play closely tied to Nicaraguan identity and culture. The playContinue reading
Resisting Arrest: Soviet Ballet as Protest from 1955-1980
Synopsis: The Soviet Union of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s experienced heavy artistic censorship, despite its small strides in liberalism since Stalin’s death. Ballet was an art form woven tightly into Russia’s intra- and inter-cultural presence, and thus strictly monitored by the government. In rare cases, artists channeled ballet asContinue reading
South African Gumboot Dance
OVERVIEW: Disenfranchised miners in South Africa developed the gumboot dance as a way to communicate with each other underground, where the mine bosses had banned oral communication. THE MAGIC’S IN THE BOOTS: The Story of Gumboot Dance and Other Forms of Liberation & Protest Dance in South Africa A Global EngagementsContinue reading
