Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Foreword ix
5. PART I: Values of Nō and Kyōgen in Contemporary Society
6. Introduction 3
7. Expanding Nō’s Horizons: Considerations for a New Nō Perspective 19
8. Yūgen after Zeami 36
9. The Waki-Shite Relationship in Nō 65
10. PART II: Adaptation of Nō and Kyōgen to Contemporary Audiences
11. Introduction 93
12. A Return to Essence through Misconception: From Zeami to Hisao 111
13. Nō Changes 125
14. Dialogue and Monologue in Nō 142
15. PART III: Encounters with the West
16. Introduction 157
17. Experiments in Kyōgen 173
18. Contemporary Audiences and the Pilgrimage to Nō 183
19. Teaching the Paradox of Nō 202
20. Pidgin-Creole Performance Experiment and the Emerging Entre-Garde 210
21. Index 243