Japanese Theatre: Stage and Texts

Course objectives

The course presents the study of Japanese theater, with particular regard to the genres that are still programmed in theaters. The course includes a historical part, the viewing of video, reading and translation of theatrical scripts. Specific Goals Broaden the knowledge of Japanese culture and language through theatrical repertoire. Learn Japanese theater culture from the point of view of scholars and the public.

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MATILDE MASTRANGELO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course examines the birth and development of nō theater, the treatises of the main author Zeami Motokiyo, the classical repertoire, and the encounter with modernity. The course includes lectures, which make use of multimedia support; use of Japanese-language texts; talks by speakers who are experts in the field; and interventions by students participating in the course.
Prerequisites
Advanced level knowledge of Japanese language and literature
Books
Zeami Motokiyo, Il segreto del teatro nō, a cura di René Sieffert, 5a ed., Milano, Adelphi, 2002. Zeami Motokiyo, On the Art of the Nō Drama. The Major Treatises of Zeami translated by J. Thomas Rimer and Yamazaki Masakatsu, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1984. Matilde Mastrangelo, Luca Milasi, Stefano Romagnoli, (a cura di), Il teatro giapponese: la macchina scenica tra spazi urbani e riforme, Aracne, 2014 Mishima Yukio, Cinque nō moderni, Milano, Guanda, 1984. Bonaventura Ruperti, Scenari del teatro giapponese, CaFoscari, 2016
Frequency
Frontal lectures
Exam mode
Oral examination 30/30
Lesson mode
Explanations with use of Dvd and power point.
  • Lesson code10611764
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseOriental Languages and Cultures
  • CurriculumLingua giapponese
  • Year1st year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-OR/22
  • CFU6