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when was kabuki first started
the 17 century
what does the makeup typically look like in a kabuki play
bold with bright colors
what dose kabuki mean in Japanese
歌" (ka) meaning "song," "舞" (bu) meaning "dance," and "伎" (ki) meaning "skill" or "performance."
Red stripes around cheeks and eyes and indigo blue signified what in kabuki plays
red signified power and youth and indigo signified negative attribute.
how did kabuki start
when a women dancer got together with others to form a traveling theater group
what is one thing that separates normal Japanese theater to Kabuki
it is performed by only men
what type of play do the makeup and costumes are extra colorful and bright in kabuki traditions .
aragoto play
what is it called when males play female roles
onnagata
what did the government do to stop kabuki
ban women from performing
what is the type of clothing they where in a kabuki play
kimono
The dramatic red and blue face makeup is called what in Kabuki plays
kumadori.
Props are heavily symbolic. A simple paper _____(blank) can represent a flowing river, a cutting knife, a rising sun, or pouring wine
fan
why did the government ban the first style of kabuki
they did not like the common people having theater because it was seen as a luxury
Kabuki theaters use high-tech mechanical gadgets invented centuries ago, including what
revolving stages and trap doors
major two role types are called
aragoto (rough style) and wagoto (soft style).
Characteristically a runway, connected to the back of the stage, passed through the audience. This “flower way” (hanamichi) was so named because
it originally served as a passage for audience members to present flowers to actors on stage.
who started the tradition of kabkui
okuni
who gets the most well made and visibly stunning costumes and wigs
the top ranked courtesans
Kabuki plays are mostly about
moral conflict in relationships of the heart
stagehands would water all black in kabuki plays to blend into the background and change set but sometime they were dressed in all black to portray what in kabuki plays
ninjas pretending to be stage hands to sneak up on the actors