![]() ![]() While each kata is used to express a specific emotion of scene, the same kata can be used at different times to express different things. Sashi can be used for pointing up at the mountains or down at the sea and may coincide with the descriptive text being sung by the chorus. Sashi is another kata in which the hand holding the fan is brought back even with the body and then in an arcing motion is put in front of the eyes essentially pointing off in the distance. For shiori, the head is slightly bent down and with either one or two hands (depending on the severity of the grief) the eyes are covered indicating the shedding or stifling of tears. In order to express sadness or grief, the kata known as shiori is used. ![]() Shiori – Sumidagawa River (関根祥人) © TOSHIRO MORITA Then by twisting on the ball of the feet, one foot at a time, the feet will become even and the turn is complete. In order to change direction, for example to turn left, the right foot is hooked around the big toe of the left. While maintaining the same center of gravity as in kamae, the feet are slid across the floor one after the other, without lifting them. The basic form of movement is called hakobi. In the upper body, the arms are slightly bent, elbows out, making a kind of circle shape with the arms and in the right hand a fan is held. In the lower body, the knees are slightly bent, lowering the center of gravity of the performer. This is the basic posture for the noh performer. The most basic kata from which all other movement is based is called kamae. Each kata is given a name and that kata becomes an important fiber in the fabric of the art of noh. Kata are the basic movement patterns of noh. It would be safe to say that the performing of noh is made up of the composition of very small pieces. Some kata abstract, while others are clear gestures. These excerpts are known as shimai when performed out of the context of a noh.Įach of these dances is made up of very detailed kata (movement patterns) strung together in a fluid series. Of course noh has given these sections their own name when performed only in traditional Japanese formal attire. Within each noh there are a number of sections with names like kuse or kiri in which the chorus and the musicians are playing together in rhythm while the shite dances. | Other Roles | Stage | Noh Masks | Props | Vocal | Music | Noh Dance | Movement Patterns | Friction could arise through others feeling that you were interfering with their rights and privileges, even though you are only trying to help.| What is "Noh"? | For Noh Beginners | Origins and history | Composition of Noh | Shite-kata |
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