41. Theatre History On The Web: Asia Schauwecker s Guide to Japan, japanese theatre Links for kabuki, Nohand Bunraku. Commercial, but a good resource nonethe-less. http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/asia.htm

Non-Western Theatre Resources General Africa China India ... Burma [Manmade] General Asian Theatre Materials USF ASIAN THEATRE SITE , maintained by the University of San Francisco. A compendium of excellent links to China, Japan, Southeast Asian and Asian American sites. Asian American Theatre Review. Not scholarly, but very useful if you're looking for contemporary productions. [Unfortunately this publication appears to have succumbed. If you hear anything of it, please let me know. ( Jack Wolcott Asian Theatre Journal . See also the alternate entry Theatrehistory.com . Pretty lightweight; of about the same value as Cliff Notes. Asian Theatre Bibliography . Maintained by the Kalamazoo College Library. Short, but pithy. Performance in Asia . The site is maintained by the University of Sydney (Australia) Library. Good resource. South East Asia Video Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Librarys. Africa Guide to Theatre in Africa . Fully indexed by Country and types of activity. Excellent resource. China USF ASIAN THEATRE SITE - China University of San Francisco: Links to sites related to Chinese Theatre.

42. Boston.com Destination Guides - Asia - Japan - Tokyo available, and tickets start at ¥1500 for kabuki and ¥4400 for Bunraku. No is Japan soldest and least accessible form of theatre. Even most japanese find it http://dg.ian.com/index.jsp?cid=54608&action=viewLocation&formId=70969

43. Harapan's Bookshelf: Kabuki Published 1990 New kabuki Encyclopedia Samuel L. Leiter, Jiro kabuki Jiten Yamamoto/ Hardcover / Published 1997 Staging japanese theatre Noh kabuki John D http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/e_books/E_B_japan_kabuki_e.htm

Search Now: Search: English Books Japanese Books Both Keywords: Japanese Amazon.com customer service Amazon.com Shipping Information Are you in Japan? Are you interested in Japan? English Books in Japan Books in Japanese Japan : Kabuki last updated on The Stars Who Created Kabuki : Their Lives, Loves and Legacy Laurence R. Kominz, Michael Brase (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1997 Kabuki : A Pocket Guide Ronald Cavaye / Paperback / Published 1993 Kabuki Costumes Paper Dolls Ming-Ju Sun / Paperback / Published 1995 Kabuki Dancer Sawako Ariyoshi, James R. Brandon (Translator) / Hardcover / Published 1994 Kabuki in Modern Japan : Mayama Seika and His Plays Brian Powell / Hardcover / Published 1990 Kabuki Theatre Earle Ernst / Paperback / Published 1974 The Kabuki Theatre of Japan A. C. Scott / Paperback / Published 1999 Kabuki-Backstage, Onstage : An Actor's Life Matazo Nakamura, Mark Oshima (Translator) / Hardcover / Published 1990 New Kabuki Encyclopedia Samuel L. Leiter, Jiro Kabuki Jiten Yamamoto / Hardcover / Published 1997

44. Japanese Theatre And The International Stage stage art and drama, Western influence, the impact of japanese theatre practice and widevariety of intriguing topics, such as lion dances, kabuki, nôh, folk http://www.brill.nl/product.asp?ID=9481

45. Creating Kabuki Plays the connections between the kabuki and literary worlds to both Japan and theatre scholars. inEdoperiod Japan, japanese theatre, japanese literature, japanese http://www.brill.nl/product.asp?ID=9579

46. Week Seven: Japanese Theatre The questions will only be on the sections kabuki sounds (make sure you clickon 7 by Sunday 3/21, 10pm; Post in HyperNews forum japanese theatre by Sunday 3 http://www.csun.edu/~jr1126/TH315weekseven.html

WEEK SEVEN Japanese Theatre As we continue to explore Eastern drama as literature, keep trying to imagine the colors, sounds, and movements. ASSIGNMENT Read Chap. Five pp. 358-395 Komachi at Sekidera Kanjincho , and related readings. Visit the fantastic Kabuki theatre site "Kabuki for Everyone" . There will be related questions on this weeks quiz. The questions will only be on the sections: "Kabuki sounds" (make sure you click on the icons and hear the sounds!) and "Makeup"but definitely look around the entire siteit is really wonderful! (You may want to keep the site open in a second browser window so you can refer to it while you take the quiz.) Take Quiz #7 by Sunday 3/21, 10pm Post in HyperNews forum: Japanese Theatre by Sunday 3/21, 10pm. HEADS UPS! WEEK NINE (two weeks from now) IS A VIDEO RENTAL WEEK! (you will be renting the movie version of "Hamlet"your choice of either Mel Gibson's or Ken Branaugh's.) EXTRA EXTRA! Rememberpeople who do their HyperNews posting before Wednesday (midnight) will get an extra five points!

47. Table Of Contents For Ortolani, B.: The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritua and Decor kabuki and Joruri Playwrights kabuki Juhachiban Geidan Modern Music andDance theatre Opera The of Western Research on the japanese theatre From Mid http://pup.princeton.edu/TOCs/c5649.html

PRINCETON University Press SEARCH: Keywords Author Title More Options Power Search Search Hints E-MAIL NOTICES NEW IN PRINT E-BOOKS ... HOME PAGE The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to Contemporary Pluralism Benito Ortolani Book Description Reviews TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface to the Revised Edition Introduction Periods in Japanese History Ch. I. The Beginnings Jomon Period (-ca. 250 B.C.) Yayoi Period (ca. 250 B.C.-ca. 300 A.D.) Kofun Period (ca. 300 A.D.-710 A.D.) The Haniwa Kojiki and Nihongi (Eighth Century) Uzume's Trance Umisachi's Pantomime Utagaki "Indigenous" versus "Imported" Ch. II. Kagura The Word Kagura Use of the Name Kagura Division of Kagura Mikagura Satokagura Ch. III. Gigaku History Contents and Style Controversy about the Origins Survival of Gigaku Ch. IV. Bugaku The Words Bugaku and Gagaku History of Gagaku and Bugaku Division of Bugaku Historical Outline of Bugaku Dances Bugaku Costumes Bugaku Masks Bugaku Props Musical Instruments The Bugaku Stage Ch. V. Theatrical Arts in the Ninth to the Thirteenth Century The Words No, Kyogen, Nogaku The Sangaku and Sarugaku Traditions The Words Sangaku and Sarugaku Relation between Sangaku and Sarugaku Heian Shin Sarugaku in Performance The Shushi Sarugaku The Okina Sarugaku The Furyu Tradition The Ennen Tradition The Dengaku Tradition The Shugen Tradition Kusemai, Shirabyoshi, Ko-uta and Rambu

48. The Costumer's Manifesto: The Mikado At Theatre UAF The Book of Kimono. japantheatre.jpg (124330 bytes) japanese theatre kabuki forEVERYONE. Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan Webring. The Essgee Mikado. http://www.costumes.org/shows/100pages/MIKADO3.HTM

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49. KABUKI SYNDROME: Contact A Family - For Families With Disabled Children: Informa condition felt that the facial features of the affected children looked like thecharacters in a type of japanese theatre called kabuki theatre, hence they http://www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/k10.html

printer friendly KABUKI SYNDROME home more about us in your area conditions information ... how you can help search this site Did you find this page helpful? yes no Kabuki syndrome: Kabuki Make-Up syndrome Kabuki syndrome is a pattern of physical and developmental problems which was first noted in children in Japan. The doctors who first wrote about this condition felt that the facial features of the affected children looked like the characters in a type of Japanese theatre called Kabuki theatre, hence they named the condition Kabuki syndrome. The syndrome has now been identified worldwide. Children and adults with Kabuki syndrome have a distinctive facial appearance with long eye openings which may slant upwards. The eyebrows are usually arched. The ears may appear prominent and the corners of the mouth tend to turn downwards. There is a little indentation below the lower lip. Some children with Kabuki syndrome are loose jointed and almost all have rather prominent finger pads. Other physical features including heart, kidney and bowel problems have been found in some, but certainly not all, of the children. Most children with Kabuki syndrome grow slowly even though many have been of normal size at birth. Some children have a head size which is below the normal range.

50. JapaneseSyl.html japanese theatre. Historical backgrounds will be traced to provide the proper cultural,sociological, and aesthetic framework for the study of kabuki, the Noh http://www.theatre.vt.edu/Design/JapaneseTheatre/JAP.THEA.SYL'03.html

SPRING 2003 TA 3104 R.W.WARD rwward@vt.edu http://www.theatre.vt.edu/Design/JapaneseTheatre/JapaneseHome.html JAPANESE THEATRE TEXT: None PREREQUISITES: None OBJECTIVES: GRADING : There will be a mid-term exam and a final exam of equal value. You may also elect to write a research paper or execute a graphic or 3-D project to be averaged equally with the two exams. Class attendance will be taken. Less than three absences may positively influence a borderline average. More than three absences will result in a strict application of the final average. CLASS SCHEDULE : Week of: An Overview of the Japanese Performing Arts January 20 Early theatrical forms - masked drama Gigaku Masks Bugaku Masks January 27 Transition to the Noh General Noh Information The Great Torii at Itsukushima February 3 The development of the Noh Zen Buddhism February 10 Influence of Zen and the Warrior Class Cha-No-Yu, The Way of Tea February 17 The Noh stage, costumes, masks and props Noh Masks February 24 Training, tradition and the theories of Zeami February 27 MID-TERM EXAM March 1-9 SPRING BREAK Virtual Tour of Eighteenth Century Edo The Tokugawa Art Museum Okuni Early Stage March 10 Kabuki - early development Text Only Kabuki Overview March 17 Evolution of Kabuki form March 24 Kabuki and the Tokugawa era Summary of CHUSHINGURA March 31 Development of the physical theatre UKIOYE A 17th Century Theatre An 18th Century Theatre April 7 The actor; acting styles, costumes and make-up

51. TheJapanPage.com Columns with eloquence about twentiethcentury kabuki, some have dramatic texts of the moderntheatre, or shingeki of the avant-garde in japanese theatre circles in http://www.thejapanpage.com/html/columns/Detailed/64.shtml

52. Japanese Performing Arts theatre such as Noh, Bunraku and kabuki as classical referred to the new form oftheatre as Shingeki plays and new plays written by japanese playwrights were http://www.jpan.org/guidance/term-e.html

List of Term on Japanese Performing Arts Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication DANCE (MAI,ODORI,BUYO,BUTOH) Mai, a dance form featuring circular, static movement, was refined as an art to entertain a small number of guests in an intimate venue. Odori originated from the dance of Kabuki; it consists of up-and-down, dynamic movement. Odori has been developed as a stage skill. Buyo is a word created rather recently to signify both Mai and Odori. The contemporary dance form of Butoh is considered to originate from Tatsumi Hijikata's work Kinjiki, presented in May 1959. The characteristic of Hijikata's Butoh was the artist's intention to create expression particular to Japan, yet paradoxically universal by involving physical energy (violence, the grotesque, obscenity, etc.) which society regards as taboo. GAGAKU,BUGAKU NOH,KYOGEN In the Muromachi Era (14th century) Kan'ami and his son Zeami developed Noh; as Shogun (General) Yoshimitsu Ashikaga protected Zeami, until the Meiji Era (19th century) Noh was supported and handed down mainly by the governing classes such as the daimyo, or feudal lords. With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Noh lost its patronage and high profile, but has survived by allowing students to learn Noh on an amateur basis. At a formal presentation, five works of Noh (serious drama) and four works of Kyogen (comic drama) are performed alternately in a one-day program, but these days a program usually consists of one to three works of Noh, Kyogen or both; performances of Noh alone or only Kyogen are frequently held.

53. HighBeam Research: ELibrary Search: Results For traditional japanese theatre, see No and kabuki. In Japan, moreover, therewas always a narrator, a legacy of the kabuki theatrical tradition. http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_dictiona

54. THEATRE AND DRAMA IN JAPAN The japanese puppet theatre is probably the most complex puppet theatre in the world.Today, kabuki is the most vital of the traditional japanese forms, for it http://colveyco.com/gallery-annex/NohMasks/NOH.html

THEATRE AND DRAMA IN JAPAN Today, the Japanese theatre is more widely known in the West than that of any other Oriental country. Since World War II, China has been increasingly isolated from the rest of the world, while India's classical theatre is no longer vital. On the other hand, Japanese traditional forms still figure prominently in the repertory. Because Westerners have become increasingly familiar with Japan and its traditions, to many the Oriental theatre is above all the Japanese theatre. As in other Asian countries, in Japan the theatre descended from ritual dances. When it emerged, it assumed three major forms: Noh, puppet theatre, and Kabuki. Although Noh took shape over a long period, it first attained eminence through the work of Kanami Kiyotsugu (1333-84) and his son Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443). These early playwrights remain the major writers of this form. Of the approximately 240 plays still in the repertory, more than 100 were written by Zeami. It was also Zeami who formulated the principles of Noh acting and production practices. Thus, Noh is rooted primarily in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. To understand the Japanese theatre, one needs to know something of political events in Japan. The period from 1338 to 1560 was one of upheaval and civil strife. With the return of peace, the Emperor was reduced to a religious and ceremonial role, while civil authority passed to the

55. Kabuki - Traditional Form Of Japanese Theater kabuki Traditional Form of japanese Theater. kabuki (?),meaning song or dance, is a traditional form of japanese theatre. http://www.japan-101.com/culture/kabuki.htm

Your single best source for facts and information about Japan Japanese Culture Items at: Japan Shopping Guide Japan-Stores.com - New Site! Japan Classified Ads Back Home Up ... Next Japan Article Categories Geography Language Search Advanced search Japan-101 Top Links Meet Japanese Friends Make lots of new Japanese Friends online and at our monthly events held in Shibuya, Tokyo. Visit VibeTokyo.com today! Vintage Kimono Few things make a bigger statement in Japanese culture than a Kimono. Not only worn as an article of clothing, but to tell a story. Martial Arts Equipment Japan Classified Ads The world's finest hobby kits and toys, direct from Japan. Plastic Models, Transforming Toys, Action Figures, Anime Merchandise. Points of Interest Japan Shopping Guide Japan Photo Albums Recommended Reading Japan search for your website ... Free promotion / Paid advertising Kabuki - Traditional Form of Japanese Theater Plays are divided into three categories: jidai-mono (historical), sewa-mono (domestic), and shosagoto (dance pieces). Important characteristics of Kabuki theater include the mie, in which the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character, and the hanamichi, an entry path on which the actor becomes the character.

56. Leonard C. Pronko 2 Villainy and Vengeance, 17731799 and kabuki Plays On Stage, Vol Translations ofseven plays of Alfonso Sastre, articles on japanese theatre, in Encyclopedia http://bryson.pomona.edu/4d.acgi$ViewFacultyMember519

Faculty Profile for Leonard C. Pronko Professor of Theatre B.A., Drury College; M.A., Washington University; Ph.D., Tulane University Expertise Areas: Kabuki; Theatre of Asia; Asian dance; Western Theatre History With Pomona Since: Campus Address: Seaver Theatre 215 Office: Home: Pomona Email Address: Leonard_Pronko@pomona.edu Office Hours: M,W,F 10-11 am Current Courses: THEA Fundamentals of Kabuki: Studio THEA Theatre Performance THEA Theatre of 17th-Century Europe THEA Theatre and Dance of Asia Research Interests: Theatre of Asia; Kabuki; Asian dance; French Theatre; Spanish Theatre Selected Publications: Co-editor, Shakespeare East and West (London, Japan Library, 1996) Section on Japan in Theatrical Movement: a Bibliographical Anthology (Scarecrow Press, 1986) Guide to Japanese Drama (G.K. Hall, 1973, Second Edition, 1984) Eugene Labiche and Georges Feydeau (Grove Press and Macmillan, 1982) Theater East and West (University of California Press, 1967) Translations of four kabuki plays in Kabuki Plays on Stage, Vol. 2: Villainy and Vengeance, 1773-1799 and Kabuki Plays On Stage, Vol. 3: Darkness and Desire, 1804-1864 (J.R. Brandon and S.L. Leiter eds., University of Hawaii Press, forthcoming) Translations of seven plays of Alfonso Sastre, articles on Japanese theatre, in Encyclopedia of World Dramas (McGraw-Hill, 1983)

57. Bunka - Traditional Japanese Culture theatre. kabuki for EVERYONE gives information and illustrations ontraditional popular japanese theatre or try The kabuki Story. http://www.simpson.uk.com/sjs/Bunka/bunka.htm

Bunka (Culture) This page will be a miscellany of items related to Japanese culture, old and new. We hope to add to it as we have time and resources. If you have any suggestions for inclusions please contact the Society via the reponse form and we will do our best to include them. In case you've wondered about the image on our home page here's some more details about that cat . . . maneki neko Anime (cartoons) Traditional Crafts ... Links to Other Culture sites Anime (cartoons) A modern expression of Japanese culture is the widespread interest in vivid cartoons called anime - this link is to the UK based London Anime Club . Or try welcome to j-pop Traditional Crafts Japanese Fans are works of art, while Japanese Swords and Japanese Pottery are world famous. Have a look at other traditional craftsmanship on the dentokogei.com pages. And for a more unusual traditional craft, see Graeme's pages on Japanese bookbinding Charles Eicher's pages have information about Japanese Lacquerware and Kites . You will also find information on kites in general, with references to Japanese kites, on Malcolm Goodman's web site . Japanese craftsmen have developed hundreds of artistic and practical uses for bamboo - find out about this useful material (or learn to grow your own) from the European Bamboo Society . A whole range of crafts are covered in Handmade Japan.

58. NOH DANCING drama, vaudeville, etc.) so there are several forms in Japan (kabuki, Kyogen, Shimpa,etc). One of these, the Noh theatre, has a place in japanese society that http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/pubs/noh.html

Noh Dancing Don Herbison-Evans donherbisonevans@yahoo.com Technical Report Basser Department of Computer Science University of Sydney (updated 14 October 2003) INTRODUCTION Just as there are a number of different forms of theatre in the west (opera, ballet, drama, vaudeville, etc.) so there are several forms in Japan (Kabuki, Kyogen, Shimpa, etc). One of these, the Noh theatre, has a place in Japanese society that bears some analogies to the place Shakespearian drama has in the West: the dramas and their stories are well known; they were composed several hundred years ago (Kusano, 1978,105); they are in the archaic language of that time (Ito, 1979, 271); were performed only by male actors until recently (Kusano, 1978, 118); assume other customs, dress, habits, and society of that time; are based on older myths and legends current then; and probably survive because of the allegorical illumination they cast on the timeless concerns of the human condition. Noh theatre differs from Shakespearian theatre in being some two-hundred years older, having a wider repetoire (about 240 pieces, compared with 38 for Shakespeare (Shakespeare, 1937)), having a more balanced mixture of music and dance embedded in the drama, using masks for many of the actors (Kusano, 1978, 108), and of course: being in Japanese. Koomote ORIGINS The Noh pieces which are performed today were written by a small number of dramatists. Of these, Zeami (1363-1441) was the greatest, being responsible for 100 of the 240 Noh pieces. His father, Kanami, also wrote many of the pieces (Kusano, 1978,108). Zeami's son in-law, Zenchiku, was also a Noh master and contributed some pieces (Ortolani, 1983, 147). The close family inter-relationship of these authors was conditioned by Japanese society at that time, in which a son had an obligation to follow his father's occupation. This was augmented by the custom of Master artists of adopting their major proteges into their family (Japan, 1975, 6).

59. ITI/UNESCO: Uchimura Prize l’Acteur (France) for the organization of a kabuki workshop in for work accomplishedover ten years on theatre projects in relation with japanese theatre. http://iti.unesco.org/pages/uchimura.htm

UCHIMURA PRIZE Main Menu Background information The International Theatre Institute in collaboration with its Japanese Centre, is responsible for awarding the annual UCHIMURA PRIZE created in 1992 in homage to playwright Naoya UCHIMURA, a former president of the Japanese Centre who devoted his life to promoting mutual knowledge and understanding of theatre throughout the world. The Prize, worth approximately 3.000 Euros, is endowed by the Uchimura family. Awarded to an artist or a group it is intended to encourage dramatic work or theatre activity outside Japan bearing a relationship to Japanese theatre. Candidatures must be submitted through ITI National Centres Winners of the Uchimura Prize : ARTA Association de Recherches des Traditions de l’Acteur France ) for the organization of a Kabuki workshop in Paris. Istvan Pinczes , Debrecen, ( Hungary ), director, for work accomplished over ten years on theatre projects in relation with Japanese theatre. Sarajevo Festival Ensemble Sarajevo ) under the direction of Haris Pasovic for its production " The Silk Drums " based on two Noh plays and a Kyogen from Japanese classical theatre.

60. Karakuri.info It seems particularly in japanese culture, nonverbal behaviour appears more significant partof the performance, and is intrinsic to Noh and kabuki theatre. http://www.karakuri.info/butai/

Butai Karakuri Many Japanese came to know about karakuri after Takeda Omi gave the first Karakuri show at Osaka's Dotonbori in 1662. Takeda Omi was a clock maker. His creations were not only mechanical, but also utilised water (like earlier water clocks), taking advantage of the position of the theatre on the banks of the Dotonbori canal. On 25th May 1662, he opened the Takeda-Za for performance of Karakuri. After establishing the theatre and running it for twelve years, Takeda handed over operation to his young brother Kiyotaka (Takeda Omi II). Takeda Omi III had his greatest triumph in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1741. The crowd apparently rushed the theatre, causing it to be closed down for three consecutive days. By 1758 the theatre performed 27 programmes a day, starting at 8 in the morning and ending at 4 in the afternoon. By 1772 the last of the theatres had closed down. (Hillier 1976, p 36) The gestures and movements associated with Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku theatre arts are directly related to the way the Karakuri Ningyo perform. Many forms of expression within these fields of theatre are direct imitations or mimics of puppet performance. During the Edo period, the best and the most celebrated plays were written for puppet performances, and this accounts for certain peculiarities in their construction. Since many of the plays written for puppets were adapted for the ordinary stage, the technique of acting in Japan shows traces of puppet influence. These facts should always be borne in mind when studying Japanese theatre, and they should be allowed for when considering the literary value of the plays. (Sansom 1931, p 486-7)

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