Who created Kabuki Created by a woman named Okuni from Kyoto She is an entertainer who is best known in history for founding a Japanese dance style Kabuki Comes from the Japanese Performed by men and women ID: 628252
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Kabuki Presented by:Sydney Tucker, Howard Murray, Kwame Moffett-Knight, and Ashton Washington Slide2
Who created Kabuki?Created by a woman named Okuni from KyotoShe is an entertainer who is best known in history for founding a Japanese dance styleKabuki Comes from the Japanese Performed by men and womenPopular from Japanese musical dramaInfluenced by Noh theater
There were several actors involved in Kabuki such as:
Chikamatsu
Monzaemon
,
Tsuruya
Nanmboku
, and
Kawatake
Mokuami
.Slide3
Defining characteristicsKabuki means song and dance technique derived from the meaning “tilted”Described as “actor-centered sensory theater”Involves elaborating designed costumes, eye watching make-up, outlandish wigs, and exaggerated actionsTraditionally for upper classIncorporates larger than life gestures and musical enhancementA days performance was dived in two or three segments
Inspired by activities of
Kabukimono
Western style seats
The make-up helps the audience to understand the character’s roleSlide4
When Kabuki came aboutFounded in the early 17th centuryThe Kabuki stage gradually evolved out of the Noh stage and a draw curtain was added. The revolving stage was first used in 1758In 1629 women were banned from the stage.In November 2005 Kabuki was designed by UNESCOTold historical events from the E
do period 91600-1868)
Started close to 400 years agoSlide5
Where kabuki emanated fromTakes place in JapanPerformed in big cities like Edo, present day Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.The first recognized Kabuki show was performed in KyotoSlide6
Why Kabuki developed and its importance Okuni’s Kabuki was the first dramatic entertainment Its not meant to look like real likeToday people globally are interested in KabukiOne of four forms of Japanese classical theater and Kabuki is one of themThere are three main categories of Kabuki is
Jidaimono
,
Sewamono
,
ShosagotoSlide7
What is noh? Traditional Japanese masked dramaEvolved from Shinto ritesFeatures dance and songsNot only is Noh told through a story but singing plays a big factorA mask is usually worn which is really importantPerformed on a square shaped stage. Each side is about 5.4 meters long. Slide8
How Kabuki is performed and how is it different from NohKabuki went from being performed by men and women to just women.The performance was based on historical events in Japanese historySet in the context of Gempei warThe focus on the samuri class
Traditional Japanese theatre includes Kabuki, Noh, and bunraku
Noh was performed by upper class and sometimes for common audiences
In Noh performances mask are worn
The most popular performance was Kabuki but soon grew out opposition to the Noh perforance.Slide9
How is bunraku different from kabukiBunraku is a puppet theatre while Kabuki uses singing and dancing.A samisen-playing chorus are the main elements of bunrakuPuppets were 3-4 foot tallThe head of the puppet is colorful while everything else is black
Kabuki uses actual people and they’re entire outfit is colorful and attracts attention.Slide10
Stage where kabuki is performedSlide11
Images describing kabukiSlide12
A clip of kabukihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3IHdm2Tf8gSlide13
Sourceshttp://factsanddetails.com/Japanhttp://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/newsletter/things_japanese_18.htmlhttp://japan-guaide.com/e/e2090.html http://www.livetaos.com