Kabuki, the Popular Stage of Japan
Author | : Zoë Kincaid |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Japanese drama |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Zoë Kincaid |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Japanese drama |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Japanese drama |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Adolphe Clarence Scott |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780486406459 |
One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre. Text describes the theater's development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, the playhouse's design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays. Includes glossary of Japanese terms. "Highly recommended." — Library Journal.
Author | : C. Andrew Gerstle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
The creation of celebrity and fame is a topic easily understandable in today's world of pop idol competitions and reality TV shows. This exhibition and catalogue will focus on a similar phenomenon of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when urban Osaka and Tokyo created superstar actors, and will show how this was a stimulus for the creation of theatre, visual arts and poetry. Visitors to the exhibition will be struck by a colourful and varied visual display through which actors were portrayed as legendary urban heroes. The dates of items included will range from about 1780 until the 1830s; but the core of the exhibition will cover the period 1800-1821, and focus on the fierce rivalry between the two Osaka Kabuki superstars, Arashi Kichisaburo II (Rikan I, 1769-1821) and Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan I, 1778-1838). Books, surimono, single sheet actor prints and albums will highlight the different ways in which actors and performances were represented, and show how this was part of a complex strategy to create celebrity for the actors, poets and artists involved.
Author | : Earle Ernst |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1974-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780824803193 |
Studies the production and psychology of this Japanese drama form and compares its techniques with those of the Western theater
Author | : Arendie Herwig |
Publisher | : Brill Hotei |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
"Heroes of the kabuki stage" is written for kabuki lovers and collectors of kabuki woodblock prints, eager to know more about the interesting images on their prints. This lavishly illustrated book has no precedent in a Western language outside Japan. The introduction to this form of theatrical art is placed in the historical and social context of Tokugawa and Meiji Japan between 1603 and 1912. Many of the conventions in the theatre are explained and practically all aspects of kabuki are investigated. The evolution of the playhouse itself, the fascinating interaction between actors and audiences, as well as the development of plays are discussed. There is no other theatre tradition with such elaborate costumes, make-up and variety of acting styles, and these aspects are explained in detail. A brief historical outline of actor prints and their designers, from both Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Osaka, is also included. A large section of the book is dedicated to retelling the 36 popular kabuki plays that are still performed today. Many theatre pieces have their origin in the Nô and puppet theatre traditions: all sources are mentioned in the short introduction to each retelling, which also include{s} detailed notes and references as well as gossip and anecdotes from the world of the theatre. The main scenes of each play and the actors in their leading roles are illustrated by woodblock prints, produced over a period of more than a century. The bibliography provides an up-to-date list of books and articles in Western languages about kabuki. Heroes of the kabuki stage is unique for its extensive index on roles, actors, playwrights, subjects and attributes, which will enable the reader and print collector to find his way in the spectacular world of kabuki.
Author | : Ronald Cavaye |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2012-07-09 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1462903991 |
Kabuki A Pocket Guide introduces readers to the foundations of Kabuki--its history and its actors, its acting styles and its performance, its color and music--to the sheer beauty and joy of Kabuki. Kabuki, the popular theatre of Japan, began in about 1603 and is still flourishing today. It was the entertainment of the common people as opposed to Noh, the refined theatre of the aristocracy, and is a close relative of the Bunraku puppet theater. All the actors in Kabuki, even those who play female roles, are men and plays and dances deal with the love of the heroes and villains form Japans real or legendary past. Concise enough to take to performance, this pocket guide to Kabuki provides a wealth of fascinating information about plays, the actors, and their history. As only an insider can do, the author takes us behind the scene to meet the actors, attend rehearsal, and get a first-hand look at the makeup, costumes, sets and props that go into a Kabuki performance.