Zeami

Zeami (世阿弥, 1363 - † 1443), of its name of origin Kanze Motokiyo , Actor and Playwright Japan board, was the theorist of the No.

Wire of friendly Kan' Kiyotsugu, actor and director of a troop close to Nara, Zeami is noticed at the 13 years age at the time of a representation, by the Shogun which makes some its protected. During all its life of artist, he endeavoured to clarify and codify the Sarugaku No No , then loan of popular dances, in an art of esthetism and refinement.

He stated all the great principles of the No such as one plays it still today, he defined the secrecies by erudite and delicate councils of them. Under its direction, appear the whole of the components of this art: costumes, masks, music, gestural codified. It composed nearly 90 plays, among most famous: Hagoromo, Shunkan, Takasago . Its treaties remain a reference. After to be transmitted wire fathers by the dynasties of traditional actors, they were discovered by the public only in 1909. Fûshi kaden ( transmission of the artistic flower ) is undoubtedly its work more respected. It exposes the manner to it of making flower the interpretation of a character. In this book, written in exile, it thus refers to the concept of Yûgen (the charms subtle ) as bases of its theatrical teaching.

In 1422, at 59 years, Zeami is detached from the floating world to enter in religion. Its succession is transmitted to its sons which unfortunately disappear prematurely, then with his/her son-in-law, Komparu Zenchiku, which takes again its lesson and the fact perdurer. Today still, the parts of Zeami are played in the repertory of the theater No.

Works translated into French

the secret tradition of No including:

Fûshi kaden
Kakyo
Shikadosho
Nikyoku santai ezu
Yugaku shudo kenpu sho
Kyui shidai

One day of No (collection of parts)
the gold Island
the moor of mortifications (collection of parts)

Simple: Zeami

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