There are many interesting styles of theater in the
world such as Paris opera, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,
Broadway plays, and so on. These theater styles have a long history and they are famous all over
the world. In Japan, we have a form of classical theater called Noh. It is one of the traditional Japanese theater styles and it has a deep connection with Japanese history. Noh actors use many types
of mask when they perform, and we can understand what kind of story they perform from
their masks. Noh incorporates 3 distinctive roles. This
presentation will show what Noh is, what the 3 roles are, how Noh was created, and also will explain some parts of Japanese history in relation to Noh.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...