"Since the inception of the noh drama six centuries ago, actors have resisted the notion that noh rests on natural talent alone. Correct performance, they claim

This is a description of how memories of the past become traditions, as well as the role of these traditions in the institutional development of the noh theater

A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.

This provoking new study of the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) examines the ideological foundation of its place in history and the broader context of Japanese