With its distinctive kumadori make-up, vibrant costumes, and dynamic action, the kabuki theater occupies a central position in Japan’s performing arts and is an immediately recognizable symbol ...

A traditional theatrical form intended to be epic with spectacular stories sets makeup and costumes the invention of kabuki is attributed ... 17th century This street art quickly moved to theatres ...

And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition ... In a touching moment of art imitating life, Maholo's grandfather, Kikugoro Onoe, appears as the God of War.

“Learning traditional Japanese performing arts makes me feel connected ... the director of the Aioiza theater. Oguri first saw a Kabuki performance at the University of Hawaii 30 years ...

Nihon buyo is a traditional performing art from Japan with a 150-year history, based on kabuki dance technique with an even longer history of 400 years. However, dancers not only inherit ...

Kabuki is among the most well-known traditional performing arts in Japan ... on this cherished part of Japanese culture. The Kabukiza Theatre was established in 1889. At Japan's most famous ...

It became a centerpiece for performances to preserve, and pass on, traditional performing arts such as Kabuki, Bunraku puppet theater and Nihon Buyo. The facility's large theater has a 20-meter ...

Courtesy of the Japan Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Japan, here’s your chance to see two historic works of kabuki theatre, shot in high definition for the big screen ...