Stories around the World in Film

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 06.01.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. NOH
  2. NOH Teaching Strategy
  3. Japanese Film Series
  4. Bunraku
  5. Bunraku Teaching Strategy
  6. Kabuki
  7. Lesson Plan One: Experiencing NOH
  8. Lesson Plan Two: Puppet Play
  9. Lesson Plan Three: Creating New Theatre Experiences
  10. Bibilography

The Delicate Marriage of Theatre and Film

Michea R. Carter

Published September 2006

Tools for this Unit:

Bibilography

Books

Bernstein, Gail Lee. Isami's House: Three Centuries of a Japanese Family. California: University of California Press, 2005.

Bethe and Brazell. NO As Performance: An Analysis of the Kuse Scene of Yamamba. Cornell China-Japan Program, 1978.

Brestoff, Richard. The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods. New Hampshire: Smith and Kraus, 1995.

Ernst, Earle. The Kabuki Theatre. Hawaii: The University Press of Hawaii, 1956.

McDonald, Keiko. Japanese Classical Theater in Films. New Jersey: Associated University Presses, 1994.

Nakamura, Yasuo. NOH: The Classical Theater. New York: Walker / Westherhill, 1971.

Essays

Richie, Donald. "Stories of Floating Weeds."

Interview

Kurosawa: A Documentary on the Acclaimed Director, dir. Adam Low, Thirteen / WNET New York, 2000, DVD.

Tony Brown's Journal: Interview with Runoko Rashidi, prod. and dir. Tony Brown, Tony Brown Productions, 2001, videocassette.

Websites

www.asiainterstage.com

University of Missouri's Japanese Studies website dedicated to the education of Bunraku Theatre.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0712_ethiopianbones.html

National Geographic website includes articles, essays, photos, and past publications.

www.cwo.com/~lucumi/boddy.html

African researcher Runoko Rashidi's website includes full-text versions of his published articles and research.

www.films.com

Film Media Group provides educational videos for teachers on a great variety of topics that can easily be downloaded online for a nominal fee.

www.japan-photo.de/e-kabuki.htm

Excellent website of color Kabuki actor photographs along with a photo essay of a Kabuki actor getting prepared for a performance.

www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/03/25/actors_revenge.html

Acquarello, "An Actor's Revenge." February 2003 June 10, 2006

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