#3: NOH AND THE ART OF RELATIONSHIP MAINTENANCE
A
Noh mask wears a neutral expression.
The
carver tries to convey a variety of feelings on its wooden face
But
it is the performer who imbues it with emotion.
Terasu –
tilt up, and it appears to smile
Kumorasu –
tilt down, and a slight frown appears.
Minute
movements can convey so much –
A
full range of emotional expression
Shades
of meaning, all contextual.
Words
are a Noh mask and you the performer
No
curtain between us – you on the stark stage of our troubled love
And
I in the audience below.
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