芸能 Flashcards
女形
a Kabuki actor who impersonates women
黒子
a black-hooded stage assistant
勧善懲悪
poetic justice
荒事
a larger-than-life style of acting in Kabuki
和事
a realistic style of Kabuki play
あらすじ
a synopsis
演目
a play
世話物
domestic plays dealing with the lives of commoners
時代物
plays dealing with historical events
心中
a lovers’ double suicide
屋号
a Kabuki acting house name
無形文化遺産
Intangible Cultural Heritage
あだうち
revenge
歌舞伎十八番
Kabuki’s Eighteen Favorite Plays
回り舞台
a revolving stage
せり
a stage lift of trap
花道
a raised passageway leading to the stage through the audience
一座
a troupe
座敷
a box
くまどり
exaggerated Kabuki makeup
見得
a dramatic pose
幕間
an interval
狂言作者
a Kabuki playwright
能面
a Noh mask
所番目物
the first of five plays in a Noh program
夢幻能
a Noh play featuring supernatural beings
現在能
a Noh play featuring human characters