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What does originate mean?
What animal is in the picture?
Koi carp
Fish
How many colours do they mainly use to put on kumadori make up?
Three
What does kumadori add to facial expressions?
It adds impact to them
True or false - Holly studied a semester of kabuki when she was 11.
True! Basic kabuki and similar styles are taught in the UK as part of drama lessons.
What does attract mean?
To pull something in by being interesting or beautiful
Which country did kabuki originate in?
Japan
What colour represents a monster?
Brown
What colours did Danjuro use to make up his face?
Red and black
True or False - A light must be kept on in the theatre at all times to protect the actors from bad luck
True! It's called the Ghost Light
To create new ways of doing something
What modern technology has kabuki used?
Projection mapping
What colour represents a hero?
Red
T/F - audiences in the back rows cannot see the kabuki actors' faces
False - the kumador makeup helps them see
True or False - there is a style of theatre where the audience shouts at the actors
True - it's called pantomime, and is traditionally performed at Christmas and New Year
What does 'represent' mean?
A specific way of doing things
What new style has kabuki created?
Super Kabuki
What colour represents a bad person?
Blue
T/F - it is said that Danjuro started kumadori
True
True or false - it is illegal to dress up as the opposite gender on stage in the UK
False - it's called drag, and it's a popular either as a show on it's own, or as part of a pantomime
What does impact mean?
To have a big effect
Who is like movie stars today?
Kabuki actors
What do the speakers do after their presentation?
They put on a kabuki performance
T/F - kumadori makeup was created to surprise the audience
True
False - it is bad luck!