Beyond Noh
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3m 55s
Directed by Patrick Smith | 4 mins | 2020
"Beyond Noh" rhythmically animates 3,475 individual masks from all over the world, beginning with the distinctive masks of the Japanese Noh theater and continuing on a cultural journey through ritual, utility, deviance, and politics.
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