Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen: Crash Course Theater #11

This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is taking you to Japan to have a look at Noh theater. Noh and its counterpart, Kyogen, are some of the most revered theater forms in Japan and are still performed today. Today you’ll learn how Noh grew out of traditional Shinto dances, what a Noh theater looks like, and how audiences managed to sit through an 8-hour performance in the days before memory foam theater seats. (hint: it was the Kyogen)