NOU redirects here. For the airport with the same
IATA code see
La Tontouta International Airport.For Lady Nō, wife of
Oda Nobunaga, see
Nohime. , or is a major form of classic Japanese musical
drama that has been performed since the
14th century. Together with the closely-related
kyogen farce, it evolved from various popular, folk and aristocratic art forms, including
Dengaku,
Shirabyoshi, and
Gagaku. Although Noh has been slow and stylised for several centuries, its roots can be traced back to Chinese Nuo theater (),
Sarugaku, and folk theatricals.
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