Noh and Zen
Joseph Houseal
12 September 2026
From Zen practice to ghosts and dreams, Joseph Houseal looks at how Buddhist ideas are embodied in Noh performance
Anti-War Performance, Part Two
Joseph Houseal
8 June 2024
Joseph Houseal continues his exploration of anti-war activism and peace advocacy in art and performance.
Sagi Mai: Dance of the White Heron
Joseph Houseal
9 July 2022
Sagi Mai brings protection and blessings, just as the beautiful herons appear on the banks of the Kamo River in Kyoto
Okina, an Endless Blessing from Long Ago
Joseph Houseal
15 January 2022
Exploring an ancient Japanese art form heralding peace and abundance
Buddhist Opera?
Joseph Houseal
10 July 2021
Modern expressions of Buddhism’s transcendent cultural unity
Power and Beauty: Robert Wilson Takes On the Last Dynasty
Joseph Houseal
6 October 2018
When avant-garde theater and Chinese art collide
When Guanyin Jumps Off a Cliff
Joseph Houseal
8 September 2017
The words fable and fabulous share the same root, the Latin word fabula, meaning story. Over time and use in the French and English languages, a fable