An Analysis of the No Play Yamamba as Total Theatre
FAIN: FT-12026-74
Karen Woodard Brazell
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY 14850-2820)
To write an analysis of the Japanese No play Yamamba, examining the text, dance, singing, orchestra, mask, costumes, fans and props and showing how these components interact in a performance. Japanese No drama has often been mentioned as an example of total theater, but no one has even attempted to analyze it as such.