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"Among those who witness Noh plays, the connoisseurs see with their minds, while the untutored see with their eyes. What the mind sees is the essence; what the eyes see is the performance. That is why beginners, seeing only the performance, imitate it. They imitate without knowing the principles behind the performance. There are, however, reasons why the performance should not be imitated.
"Those who understand the Noh see it with their mind and therefore imitate its essence. When the essence is well imitated, the performance follows of itself. The untutored, believing that the performance is the thing to follow, imitate it; they show themselves unaware of the fact that the performance when imitated becomes an essence as well.
"Since, however, it is not the true essence, both the essence and the performance are doomed eventually to perish, and the style which they are imitating will cease to exist. It will then be Noh without direction and without purpose.
"The connoisseur realizes that the performance lies in the essence and not apart from it, and that there is no reason to imitate it. Such a person understands the Noh."
-- Seami, Master of the Noh (1420)
Seami on stage
I've been writing lyrics, staying warm. I love to wear my earplugs on the subway. It makes time spent with my fellow man so much more pleasant.
"Among those who witness Noh plays, the connoisseurs see with their minds, while the untutored see with their eyes. What the mind sees is the essence; what the eyes see is the performance. That is why beginners, seeing only the performance, imitate it. They imitate without knowing the principles behind the performance. There are, however, reasons why the performance should not be imitated.
"Those who understand the Noh see it with their mind and therefore imitate its essence. When the essence is well imitated, the performance follows of itself. The untutored, believing that the performance is the thing to follow, imitate it; they show themselves unaware of the fact that the performance when imitated becomes an essence as well.
"Since, however, it is not the true essence, both the essence and the performance are doomed eventually to perish, and the style which they are imitating will cease to exist. It will then be Noh without direction and without purpose.
"The connoisseur realizes that the performance lies in the essence and not apart from it, and that there is no reason to imitate it. Such a person understands the Noh."
-- Seami, Master of the Noh (1420)
Seami on stage
I've been writing lyrics, staying warm. I love to wear my earplugs on the subway. It makes time spent with my fellow man so much more pleasant.
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