81. The National Theatre Of Japan the traditional, popular theater of Japan and continues Bunraku, The popular theatreof puppets that developed simultaneously with kabuki, influencing it http://www.ntj.jac.go.jp/english/whatis/kabuki.html

It explains what one the kabuki is easily ! Kabuki came into existence around 1603 with the arrival in Kyoto of a troupe of dancing girls led by a certain Izumo-no-Okuni, formerly a shrine maiden. Their dances created a sensation and were labelled "Kabuki" which, at that time, meant "unorthodox" or "eccentric". Such troupes of women were subsequently banned as were those of the dancing boys that took their place. They were succeeded by groups of adult men whose performances developed into Kabuki as it now exists In the process, the original meaning of the word kabuki changed to become Ka(Song), Bu(Dance), Ki(Technique or Skill). Kabuki originally consisted of short dances but the repertoire now is huge and is made up of both plays and dances, most of which date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Originally the principal entertainment of the urban merchant classes, Kabuki is the traditional, popular theater of Japan and continues to flourish and draw large audiences. Kabuki is also attracting increasing attention abroad and is now regarded as one of the world's great theatrical arts, remarkable for its vigour.

82. Kabuki kabuki is a traditional theatre art from Japan, which combines many diverse elements,including the story, music, songs, dance, costume, makeup, stage design http://www.aichi-gakuin.ac.jp/~jeffreyb/kabuki.html

Jeff Blair's Kabuki Page Misonoza Actors Stories History ... Links Kabuki at Misonoza in Nagoya Welcome to my Kabuki-page. Kabuki is a traditional theatre art from Japan, which combines many diverse elements , including the story music songs dance ... stage design , and various performance styles and techniques. Twice each year, in the spring and fall Misonoza in Nagoya (Japan) stages a collection of kabuki performances. The following stories will be presented October 1-25, 2003 . If you like them and happen to be in the area that month, why don't you come see the theater performances. Misonoza Theater is located very close to the subway station at Fushimi. Matinee (curtain opens at 11am) Sasaki Takatsuna A betrayed promise Tsumoru Koi Uki no Seki no To Robensugi no Yurai Evening Performance (curtain opens at 4pm) Ichijo Okura Monogatari Camouflage Iro Moyou Chotto Kari Mame Otsue Dojoji The number for reservations by phone is (052) 222-1481 (in Japanese only). If you go in person to the theater to make reservations, however, I am confident that the staff would be able to find someone to help you in English. Some of the actors appearing on stage will be (in no particular order) Nakamura Baigyoku Ganjiro Kaishun Kasho ... Tamataro , and Utae Links to Kabuki actors Nakamura Kankuro Nakamura Kantaro Nakamura Shichinosuke and others [in English or French Kabuki Summaries by Hisao Watanabe Edited by R. Jeffrey Blair

83. Kubuki - June 2001 Visiting the UK for the first time, Japan s finest kabuki theatre company, Chikamatsuza,present the stunning Sonesaki Shinju (Love Suicides at Sonesaki http://www.sadlers-wells.com/whats_on/spring2001/kabuki.asp

back how to book transport tell a friend ... Synopses 30 May 2001 Shochiku Grand Kabuki - Chikamatsu_za A great Japanese theatrical experience comes to Britain "Kabuki is for me the most subtle and engrossing theatrical tradition of the world, and Ganjiro-san a master and living treasure. I would fly to Japan just to see Kabuki" Mark Rylance, Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe For current shows go to what's on Kabuki is one of Japan's most popular and spectacular forms of entertainment. Its playwrights are as renowned as Shakespeare is in Europe, and its performers inspire the devotion and acclaim of an adoring public. Visiting the UK for the first time, Japan's finest Kabuki theatre company, Chikamatsu-za , present the stunning Sonesaki Shinju (Love Suicides at Sonesaki) , regarded as one of the greatest works in all kabuki. The London performances will celebrate the company's 20th Anniversary and will be one of the highlights of Japan 2001. Chikamatsu-za's leader is In the first half, Chikamatsu-za will perform Tsuri Onna (Fishing for a Wife), a comedic dance piece written by Kawatake Mokuami.

84. Night Life / Culture Noh Noh is the oldest form of theatrical drama in Japan, dating back As in kabuki,all the performers are male Besides performances at the National Noh theatre. http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/guide/06culture.html

Night Life Roppongi, Akasaka, and parts of Shinjuku are popular night-life districts. Typical places of entertainment include karaoke bars, discos, live music places, and bars with live music. Karaoke bars or karaoke rental rooms at hotels frequently have a stock of songs in English. Theatrical performances and concerts generally start between 18:00 and 19:00. Tickets can be bought from agents throughout the city, as well as at the venue itself. Night tours operated by tour companies take in several locations. Culture Kabuki / Noh / Ikebana / Tea Ceremony / Kimono ... Tokyo abounds with opportunities to enjoy aspects of Japanese culture that are rarely available overseas. Japanese Theatre Kabuki Japan's most flamboyant drama tradition and popular entertainment since the Edo Period. Dramatic costumes and stunning effects. The actors are all male. Kabukiza and the National Theatre present regular programs. Kabukiza Theatre Reservations:Phone: 03-5565-6000. National Theatre Eight or nine Kabuki performances per year, each running about one month. Reservations: Phone: 03-3230-3000.

85. UH Press: Journals: Asian Theatre Journal 17, 1 (2000) kabuki, while being one of Japan s three great classical theatre genres, has alsobenefited from dramatic works written especially for it by a variety of http://www.hawaii.edu/uhpress/journals/atj/ATJ171.html

Asian Theatre Journal, vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring 2000) FROM THE EDITOR, p. iii PLAYS Yoritomo's Death: A Shin Kabuki Play by Mayama Seika Translated and introduced by Brian Powell, p. 1 Kabuki, while being one of Japan's three great classical theatre genres, has also benefited from dramatic works written especially for it by a variety of playwrights in the modern period. These are referred to as shin kabuki or "new kabuki." Mayama Seika is one of the best known shin-kabuki playwrights, and many of the plays he wrote in the 1920s and 1930s are still performed today. He is noted for introducing dense dialogue into kabuki, but he was also a practical playwright who knew well the capabilities of the actors for whom he was writing. Yoritomo's Death focuses on the efforts of the shogun Yoriie (1182-1204) to learn the truth about how his father, the great general and first shogun Yoritomo, met his death. We the audience know, because we are told in Scene 1, and three other people close to Yoriie know, but Yoriie himself does not know. For him discovering the truth becomes an obsession, and his inability to force or persuade the three to tell him proves to him that his political and military power, clearly demonstrated at the beginning of Scene 2, is illusory. And because he has chosen to define himself as an individual by his acquisition of this piece of knowledge, it also destroys him as a person. Brian Powell has written widely on various aspects of modern Japanese theatre and is the author of a monograph on Mayama Seika. He teaches Japanese theatre and literature at Oxford University.

86. The Kabuki Theatre Of Japan The kabuki theatre of Japan. The kabuki theatre of Japan by Authors AC ScottReleased 17 March, 1999 ISBN 0486406458 Paperback Sales Rank 300,036, http://www.earth-religions.com/The_Kabuki_Theatre_of_Japan_0486406458.html

The Kabuki Theatre of Japan The Kabuki Theatre of Japan by Authors: A. C. Scott Released: 17 March, 1999 ISBN: 0486406458 Paperback Sales Rank: List price: Our price: You save: Book > The Kabuki Theatre of Japan > Customer Reviews: The Kabuki Theatre of Japan > Related Products The Art of Kabuki : Five Famous Plays (Second Revised Edition) Kabuki Costumes Paper Dolls No and Bunraku The Japanese Theatre ... earth religions

87. SCOPE In Japan music and dance gradually evolved into highly developed dramatic and saccompanying Ky ‡ gen comic plays), popular kabuki theatre, and Bunraku http://www.library.utoronto.ca/east/finding_aids_j5.htm

How to Find Information on Japanese Theatre/Drama SCOPE Among the most varied and technically complex theatre arts in Asia are those of Japan. In Japan music and dance gradually evolved into highly developed dramatic and theatrical forms , the most important of which are N ‡ dance drama (and it’s accompanying Ky ‡ gen comic plays), popular Kabuki theatre, and Bunraku puppet drama. Below are listed books on Japanese drama and theatre in general, followed by books on the major theatre forms. A general introduction in English appears in: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan under Theatre DS 805 K598 1983 v.8 c.1, pp. 21-24 GENR DS 805 K598 1983 v.8 c.2, pp. 21-24 EAST (GR*) Look for more detailed articles under the different forms of theatre, such as N , Kabuki, Bunraku. An introduction in Japanese appears in: Nihon dai hyakka zensho = Encyclopedia Nipponica 2001: AE 35 .2 N48 1984 v.3, pp. 732-736 EAST (JR*) Look for more detailed articles under the different forms of theatre listed below, such as N , Kabuki, Bunraku.

88. Japanese Culture - Entertainment - Kabuki Theater are still widely popular among all ages, kabuki is no longer of much interest toyounger japanese people. kabuki is truly a theatrical spectacle, combining http://www.japan-zone.com/culture/kabuki.shtml

Home Culture Quiz Royalty The Imperial Family Entertainment Kabuki Noh Bunraku Instruments Arts Sado Ukiyo-e Ikebana Origami ... Modern Literature Calendar Festivals Annual Events Four Seasons Costume Kimono Footwear The Basics Popular Dishes ... Alcohol Search: Topsites Japan As was the stage tradition in Elizabethan England, kabuki is performed entirely by men. Strangely enough however, this art form was created by Okuni , a female shrine attendant, in the 17th century. Although greatly influenced by the aristocratic noh , kabuki was largely popular entertainment for the masses. A large part of the popularity of the early, all-female performances was due to their sensual nature. The performers were also prostitutes and male audiences often got out of control. As a result, women were banned from performing by the Tokugawa Shogunate . Ironically, the young male actors who took over kabuki also engaged in prostitution and audience disturbances continued to break out. Again, the Shogunate clamped down and troupes composed of older actors were required to perform more formalized and strictly theatrical dramas, based on kyogen . Changes were made to the traditional noh stage, such as adding a draw curtain and a

89. Thatsmagazines.com - Beijing Features Noh and kabuki, along with Bunraku puppetry, are the main forms of traditionalJapanese theatre, and one might be forgiven for not knowing which is which. http://www.thatsmagazines.com/features/index.asp?sectionid=65&location=bj&view=d

90. Kabuki Theater :: Japan Visitor the otherworldly style of acting are all living relics of a Japan that so IchikawaMonnosuke has developed a new kind of theatre dubbed Super kabuki . http://japanvisitor.com/jc/kabuki-venues.html

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91. Insite-Tokyo Column Kabuki certain aspects of kabuki theatre and Bunraku puppetry. In actual fact, Speilbergis a selfstyled fan of kabuki, visiting kabuki theatres whenever in Japan. http://www.insite-tokyo.com/back_issues/kabuki/1998october/kabuki.html

A prologue, a message or a greeting. To make an oral statement, inform by word of mouth. In kabuki theatre, it is the dialogue preceding the play, introducing the characters and plot. Refined over a period of 400 years, Kabuki is a unique traditional style of theatre, a form of entertainment that appeals to all the senses. The contributions Kabuki has made to the world art scene are simply too numerous to mention individually and appear in places you would least expect. For example, Disney's "The Lion King", the Tony Award winning musical that is the current talk of Broadway, is said to have drawn direction from certain aspects of Kabuki theatre and Bunraku puppetry. In actual fact, Speilberg is a self-styled fan of Kabuki, visiting Kabuki theatres whenever in Japan. Another prominent example is Tamasaburo Bando, one of the modern-day genius' to emerge from the world of Kabuki, who has formed a number of international artistic collaborations with world famous artists such as Andrzej Wadja and Mikhail Baryshnikov. To appreciate the world of Kabuki, it is not necessarily required to have a deep understanding of it. It is possible to appreciate the art of Kabuki simply through the colourful props and costumes, the theatrical rhythm of the actors lines, the beauty of expression and the kaleidoscope of sounds rendered by the Shamisen and Taiko drums.

92. Japanese Drama Resources At Questia - The Online Library Of Books Plays, in Comparative Drama by Zvika Serper. 32 pgs. The kabuki Theatreof Japan by AC Scott. 322 pgs. Restoring an Imagined Past http://www.questia.com/popularSearches/japanese_drama.jsp

93. Facts JPN-kabuki kabuki Traditional Theatrical Arts. I. Background. kabuki is oneof Japan s traditional theatrical arts. Its inception goes back http://inic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/japan/kabuki.html

KABUKI: Traditional Theatrical Arts I. Background Kabuki is one of Japan's traditional theatrical arts. Its inception goes back to the latter part of the 16th century and, with extensive and continuous evolution, it has now been perfected into a state of classical refinement. Though not as flourishing as it once was, the kabuki theater retains a wide popularity among the people, and is in fact drawing quite large audiences even now. During the period generally referred to as the Edo Era, during which much of the development of kabuki took place, distinction between the warrior class and the commoners was more rigidly observed than at any other time in Japan's history. The art of kabuki was cultivated mainly by the merchants in those days. They had be come increasingly powerful economically, but had to remain socially inferior as they belonged to the commoner class. To them kabuki was perhaps most significant as the artistic means by which to express their emotions under such conditions. Thus, the fundamental themes of kabuki plays are conflicts between humanity and the feudalistic system. It is largely due to this humanistic quality of the art that it gained such an enduring popularity among the general public of those days and remains this way today. A unique feature of the kabuki art, and perhaps the most significant and in keeping with the kabuki spirit of unusualness, is the fact that it has no actresses whatsoever. All female parts are played by male impersonators known as

94. Kabuki Story: Glossary ougi, The name for the large variety of fans important in all forms of Japanesetheatre and dance, and one of the most important props in kabuki. http://www.lightbrigade.demon.co.uk/Glossary/Glossary.htm

Glossary agemaku Curtain at the entrance on to the Hana michi aragoto Robust style of acting developed by Danjuro I in 1673 (more) ateburi A style of dance where the performer mimes closely relates his movements to the individual words or phrases of the text sung by the chanter (more) awase Winter kimono bachi The large hand held plectrum used by a shamisen player biwa A type of lute originating in the 13th century, and used to accompany extended narrative. bokashi Shading technique used when applying kumadori bugaku Japanese court dances dating from the Heian period bunraku One of the styles of Japanese puppet theatre dating from the beginning of the Edo period. The name came to be used as a generic title for all puppet theatre. butaiban The stage guards (bouncers) who helped to quell over excited patrons Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653 - 1724) Japan's most famous playwright of both puppet and kabuki plays chirashi Start of the final section of kabuki dance form leading to the short dangire (coda). Can contain smaller contrasting sections or interludes. Purpose is to move the music away from the main dance section to the finale chobo An ensemble consisting of singer and shamisen player which performs the gidayu style of joururi narrative music (more) chounin The Edo period merchant class Chushingura A famous kabuki and puppet play based on the "Ako" vendeatta which culminated in the 47 rounin commiting mass seppuku (more) dan Sectional division of a piece or melody

95. Noh Theater still, over six hundred years after it developed, and which has caused all subsequentJapanese theatrical forms to draw on aspects of Noh. kabuki, for example http://www.artelino.com/articles/noh_theater.asp

Register My Account New User? artelino - Art Auctions ... Japanese and Chinese Prints Auctions June 24-27 - Japanese Collector Prints Auction Preview FORUM Index Articles Search Articles Index Artists ... Help Select Category Index All Articles Chinese Prints new Collecting Art Collecting Ukiyo-e Contemporary Art Contemporary Art Japan ... Ukiyo-e Select Article Bunraku Ichi no Tani Futaba Gunki Kabuki Kabuki Juhachiban ... Noh Theater Japanese Noh Theater Theater Scene Paul Binnie, an artist from Scotland and the author of this article, lived in Tokyo for more than 5 years. Kabuki and the Japanese Noh Theater became his great passion. The Origins of Japanese Noh Theater The history of the whole of Japanese theater might have been entirely different if, in 1375 at Kasuge Temple near Nara, two adolescent boys had not formed a passionate friendship, a special relationship that would cause a unique and ultimately influential art form to come into being. The elder of the young men was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, aged 17, the powerful dynastic shogun and ruler of all Japan, and he had experienced an early form of Noh performed by Kanami Kiyotsugu and his twelve year old son Zeami Motokiyo. It is due to Yoshimitsu's patronage and interest in early Noh that this dramatic form was able to develop into the highly refined, serene theater which we can see today. Zeami - the Father of Noh Theater Theater Scene The early origins of Noh theater were mostly folk-type forms of rustic entertainment;

96. Show Of The Month Group Sales - Nakamura-Za Kabuki The Japan Society of Boston presents the Boston premiere of Tokyo s famed NakamurazaTheatre led by highly acclaimed kabuki actor, Nakamura Kankuro V, in four http://www.showofthemonth.com/groupsales/shows/nakamura_za_kabuki.asp

about us policies group sales theater club ... more info Nakamura-Za Kabuki July 8-10, 2004 Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College 219 Tremont Street, Boston Heisei Nakamura-za Theatre from Tokyo Featuring Nakamura Kankuro V Presented by the Japan Society of Boston for the 2004 Centennial Celebration The Japan Society of Boston presents the Boston premiere of Tokyo's famed Nakamura-za Theatre led by highly acclaimed Kabuki actor, Nakamura Kankuro V, in four performances fully staged Kabuki with hanamichi, scenery, live music. The 55-person cast and crew will perform two Japanese theatre classics,"Bo-shibari" ("Tied to a Pole") and "Renjishi" ("Lion Dance"). The Heisei Nakamura-za Kabuki troupe, led by Kankuro, performs regularly in Tokyo and Osaka in a special theater designed to re-create the atmosphere of the original Nakamura-za theater built in Edo in the mid-17th century. For maximum authenticity in the Boston performances, a hanamichi – runway through the audience on which Kabuki actors make their entrances and exits – will be specially built at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. Performed in Japanese with English supertitles.

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