Their English dialogue was spoken with the distinctive intonation of traditional Kabuki lines—an affect carefully honed by the university’s program. The actors first memorized their lines in ...

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 ...

The use of traditional kabuki makeup enhances the costuming: As the play progresses, the audience watches Richard, played by Daniel Millhouse, acquire more and more dark black and blue lines across ...

These colourful floats, inspired by traditional kabuki or mythical Japanese stories, are lit up during the evening parade. The festival also features nebuta dancers accompanying the parade ...

It is severely simple, making it both traditional and modern at the same ... Kanjuro himself has created pieces for Ainosuke, like this kabuki dance version of "Beauty and the Beast." ...

Nihon buyo, literally meaning “Japanese dance,” encompasses an animated style that draws from traditional kabuki dance techniques. The program begins with Toba-e, a kabuki dance accompanied ...

Okuni’s daring performances, which subverted traditional gender roles, proved popular. Soon, other theatrical troupes in Kyoto began copying Okuni’s innovative style, and kabuki-odori became ...

Kabuki has a 400-year history. Kabuki actor Nakamura Kazutaro is carrying on the tradition and he has achieved great success in Spain blending Kabuki and Flamenco. What is the future he envisions?

Ebizo appeared in traditional Kabuki attire. He removed part of the outer attire covering his right shoulder after delivering a prologue. Then, with a "sanpo" wooden stand used to put food ...