TO the stage world, Japan’s Kabuki theater is a respected example of traditional dance-drama. Its beginnings go back more than 350 years to an Izumo priestess, O-Kuni, who is said to have ...

Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture ...

Hawaiian Kabuki was performed on Japanese soil for the first time in June in an emotional “homecoming” show at the Aioiza theater in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. This part of Gifu is well known ...

In his new book, John Fiorillo partly lifts the veil on Shunbaisai Hokuei, who dominated the ukiyo-e art world in the ...

TOKYO — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess ...

He likes making beats and whisper ASMR. And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition. In Kabuki, all the roles are played by men, including beautiful princesses ...

Kabuki is by far the most well-known form of Japanese theater, and has built up quite the reputation as a rowdy and exciting affair. While today it is enjoyed and revered by all classes of ...

Japan's National Theatre ... traditional performing arts such as Kabuki, Bunraku puppet theater and Nihon Buyo. The facility's large theater has a 20-meter revolving stage and 16 trapdoors ...

He likes making beats and whisper ASMR. And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition. In Kabuki, all the roles are played by men, including beautiful princesses ...

Kataoka Ainosuke takes his first turn as our host. Ainosuke is a renowned kabuki actor. He'll be our guide to the attractions of kabuki looking at some of the roles he's played. He'll be our guide ...