Noh theater

Examples of Noh theater in the following topics:

• Zen Dry Rock Gardens

  • It saw the beginning of Noh theater, the Japanese tea ceremony, the shoin style of Japanese architecture, and the zen garden.
  • "The compositions of stone, already common China, became in Japan, veritable petrified landscapes, which seemed suspended in time, as in a certain moment of Noh theater, which dates to the same period."

• Architecture in the Greek High Classical Period

  • The theater was designed by Polykleitos the Younger, the son of the sculptor Polykleitos, in the mid-fourth century BCE.
  • The theater seats up to 14,000 people.
  • Like all Greek theaters, this theatre was built into the hillside, which supports the stadium seating, and the theater overlooks a lush valley and mountainous landscape.
  • The theater is especially well known for its acoustics.

• Pergamon

  • Both the upper and lower portions of the acropolis were home to many important structures of urban life, including gymnasiums, agorae, baths, libraries, a theater, shrines, temples, and altars.
  • The theater at Pergamon could seat 10,000 people and was one of the steepest theaters in the ancient world.
  • Like all Hellenic theaters, it was built into the hillside, which supported the structure and provided stadium seating that would have overlooked the ancient city and its surrounding countryside.
  • The theater is one example of the creation and use of dramatic and theatrical architecture.
  • It faced east, was located near the theater of Pergamon, and commanded an outstanding view of the region.

• New York

  • The poets, painters, composers, dancers, and musicians often drew inspiration from Surrealism and the contemporary avant-garde art movements, in particular: action painting, abstract expressionism, Jazz, improvisational theater, experimental music, and the New York art world's vanguard circle.

• Time and Motion

  • Performance art takes place in real time and makes use of real people and objects, much like theater.

• Painting under the Yuan Dynasty

  • This was a time of important developments in the areas of painting, calligraphy, poetry, and theater, with many great artists practicing more than one medium.
  • Many of the poets were also involved in the major developments in the theater during this time.

• European Expressionist Architecture

  • Likewise, scenography for theater and films provided another outlet for the expressionist imagination, and provided supplemental incomes for designers attempting to challenge conventions in a harsh economic climate.

• Painting and Sculpture

  • In France, the death of Louis XIV led to a period of licentious freedom commonly called the Régence, when painting turned toward "fêtes galantes," theater settings, and the female nude.

• Time

  • The various forms of performance, such as theater, dance and performance art, take place in real-time so the audience feels the passage of time much as they would anywhere else.

• Tax-Supported Art

  • In the USA and Canada, grants are available to fund artistic projects in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, theater, music, dance, new media, and interdisciplinary art forms.