the能.com probably has pretty much everything you need to get started with Noh drama…

I have been following Diego Pellecchia’s facinating Noh blog for a couple of months now. Diego is training with the Kongō school of Noh, here in Kyoto and his blog offers a kind of portal into that world. Wanting to learn more, last week I asked him if he could recommend any beginner’s texts as an introduction to the world of Noh. Rather than a text he recommended this website, and I have to say it’s amazing! Not only do they have a wealth of instructional materials and essays on there, not only do they have performance schedules for all of Japan, not only do they have printable texts of the plays in both English & Japanese (new ones added each month!) which you can bring to performances, not only do they have a database of the masks used in performances, but (!) as I have just discovered, they also have photo-stories. Photo-Stories!
I have to say a big thank you, Diego! the能.com is a treasure!

See also:
Japanese Noh Theater – An introductory essay by Ian Ropke
Takigi Noh (Noh by Firelight) – An annual June event at Heian Jingu Shrine

Learn More:

The Secrets of Noh Masks Amazon Amazon.co.jp	Kissing the Mask Amazon Amazon.co.jp
Japanese No Dramas Amazon Amazon.co.jp	Five Modern No Plays Amazon Amazon.co.jp
Noh Masks – The Bernard Le Dauphin Collection Amazon Amazon.co.jp	The Spirit of Noh Amazon Amazon.co.jp
A History of Japanese Theater Amazon Amazon.co.jp	Japanese Plays Amazon Amazon.co.jp