Nō actor getting dressed

Nō theatre actor getting dressed by his many assistants before a show in Tokyo. Nō  theatre is a traditional Japanese form of art, unique in his genre end spectacular for costumes of great richness and sugestion, the slow movements and the use of the voice is very peculiar and interesting. The Kabuki is the other theatrical Japanese art, also very interesting. Photographed in Tokyo at the Nogakudo in January 2006
Una fonte autoreveole per approfondimenti sul teatro, non solo Giapponese: http://www.asiateatro.it/giappone/ A great site about Asian theatre (in Italian only)