- Kanami by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... theorist of theatrical art. Zeami (Seami) MotokiyoKan’ami. Born in 1363; died in 1443. The son of Kiyotsugu Kan’ami. After his father’s death Zeami directed the Kanzeza Theater. Unlike his father he sought to please the tastes of the aristocracy (the emperor often attended his stage productions). Zeami Kan’ami was an outstanding actor and wrote more than ...
- Zeami by Levi Pena
Zeami, SeamiMotokiyo. 1363--1443, Japanese dramatist, regarded as the greatest figure in the history of No drama
- Zeami by Sofia Owens
... 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 ...
- Noh theatre by Mallory Curtis
... madwoman play”), which is varied in content; and the kiri or kichiku (“final” or “demon”) play, which features devils and strange beasts. Kan'ami (1333–84) and his son Zeami (1363–1443) wrote many of the most beautiful Noh texts; more than 200 remain in the modern Noh repertoire.
- No by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... mid-14th century) and his son Zeami (Seami) Motokiyo Kan’ami (14th to 15th centuries). Both were not only actors, playwrights, and creators of music and dances but also theorists who formulated the basic principles of the art of the no theater. Historically, five schools of no theater developed: the kanze, komparu, hosho, kongo, and kita. In the 1960’s and ...