The University of Pittsburgh's Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures will present Dr. Tarō Yokoyama and his talk "The Body History of Nō: From Demons to Cyborgs" on November 19.
Join us for a fascinating talk by Dr. Tarō Yokoyama (Rikkyo University) on “The Body History of Nō: From Demons to Cyborgs.”
📅 Wednesday, Nov. 19
🕓 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Cathedral of Learning, Room 116
Discover how the world of Nō theatre transformed the performer’s body from a vessel for demons to a “cyborg” of disciplined technique and what this means for embodiment, agency, and posthumanism today.
Free and open to the public. All are welcome!
Sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures and the Iron and Steel Federation Endowments for Japanese Studies at Pitt.
