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Zeamior Seami or Kanze Motokiyo(born 1363, Japan—died Sept. 1, 1443, Kyoto?) Japanese playwright and theorist of the no theatre. Under the patronage of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Zeami joined with his father, Kan'ami (1333–84), to create the no theatre in its present form. He is credited with about 90 (and most of the greatest) of the approximately 230 plays in the present repertoire. In treatises written as manuals for his pupils, notably Fushi kaden (1400–18; “The Transmission of the Flower of Acting Style”), he set forth principles of no theatre that were followed for centuries. Zeami, Seami Motokiyo . 1363--1443, Japanese dramatist, regarded as the greatest figure in the history of No drama How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In this engagingly written work, Shelley Fenno Quinn explores the treatises of the noh actor, theorist and playwright Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443) as they relate to the development of his ideas on how best to cultivate attunement between performer and audience. This trait is due primarily to the Japanese dislike of disrespectful or contemptuous displays and figures prominently in the theories of the great Zeami, a fourteenth century actor and playwright of the no theater. Domoto Masaki's provocative essay - to my mind the best in the book - addressed this question directly, pointing out that, ever since Zeami, no has moved away from conflict-based dialogue dramas (genzaimono) toward highly lyrical and symbolic dream plays (mugen no), accentuating a single dancer and "a snobbish aura" of refinement and quasi-mysticism. |
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