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![]() ![]() Spring 2007 Dances and Masks: Art of the Noh Theater September 5-December 1, 2007
The exhibit at the Clark Center brings together the arts of the Noh stage (masks and textiles), together with paintings and prints that depict the elements of performance, actors in role, the stories of the plays, the five types of plays and the place of Noh as a body of symbols in Japanese culture. A separate interlude in the exhibit presents kyõgen, the comic plays presented between the acts of noh dramas, also performed by masked and costumed actors. Most of the art works in the exhibit will be from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when noh received a second life as a public, rather than privately patronized, type of performance, with Kamisaka Sekka and Tsukioka Kõgyo as featured artists. Other artists include Shibata Zeshin, Kawanabe Kyosai, Sakai Hõitsu, Watanabe Nangaku, Ueda Tekko, Matsumura Goshun, Teisai Hokuba and Satõ Hodai. Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 1-5 pm. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for students with valid ID. Children 12 and under free. Weekly docent tours are held Saturdays at 1pm and guided group tours can be arranged by calling the Institute in advance at 559.582.4915. ![]() THE INSTITUTE | COLLECTION | MEMBERSHIP | HOME ![]() Website design and maintenance by ToTheWeb LLC |