Kabuki

Question 1

Okuni

Answer 1

female actress and attendant at a shrine who originated Kabuki

Question 2

Onna

Answer 2

women’s kabuki troupe, whores, eventually banned form stage, then replaced by men

Question 3

Wakahu

Answer 3

young men troupe in Kabuki impersonating women’s roles as well, banned for being whores too

Question 4

Yaro

Answer 4

Men’s Kabuki , all male, still today

Question 5

Onnagata

Answer 5

woman person/drag queen rules. Idea not to imitate but to symbolically express essence of female

Question 6

Kata

Answer 6

acting style, stylized gesture form

Question 7

Tate

Answer 7

stylized fighting moves

Question 8

Hanimichi

Answer 8

flower way, raised narrow platform connecting rear of audience with stage, entrances and exists

Question 9

Mie

Answer 9

striking an attitude, a stop pose and stare

Question 10

Kumadori

Answer 10

extrav. makeup style in historical plays , mask like,colors have meaning, red-goodness, virtue; blue-bad, negative

Question 11

Kuroko

Answer 11

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Question 12

Kabuki questions

Answer 12

who- all men (yaro), trickled from the people to the royalty, Japanese/Asian, founded by Okuni

when- last 400 years-now, government controlled it, material from Noh and Bun

what- evolved from Noh and Bunraku, non romantic themes, shosogata (dance pieces)

How- stylizedlower center of gravity, grounded, song dance, act, gesture, striking of poses(mie), includes fight moves (Tate),

Wore- elaborate, colorful costuems, symbolic colors, makeup (kumadori), wigs

Music- percussice, only a few instruments