Why Japan's Noh theater is cool in Azerbaijan

Groundbreaking performance in Baku gets a Broadway-style ovation

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Grandmaster Kazufusa Hosho, in full Noh regalia, poses in front of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. (All photos by Isao Nishiyama)

KAORI SHOJI

I recently took a much younger friend to a Noh performance in Tokyo. Within a few minutes of sitting down, she fell into a deep slumber. After it was over, I asked how she liked it. She laughed: "It was interesting, but definitely not fun!"

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