Noh(Gender Role)~ Paper Subject

Noh is a Japanese theatre that took place in the 11th to 19th century. Most of the plays were focused around warrior heroes. Even though it took place back then you are still able to watch Noh plays today. The gender in most of those plays back then were men because women were not allowed to act in these plays. But recently more women have been trained in Noh and are able to act in Noh now. When acting in Noh the actors perform either as a male or female. They usually wear mask that represent them, which can be either a male or female.