Kabuki

• Kabuki is a theater form in japan
• Kabuki - known for its stylized attractive visuals and artistic sportmanship
• Masks are used to convey emotions
• Existed in Japan long time ago
• Similar to Chinese opera and Korean Telchum Mask
• used for entertainment and demo of skills
• movements looks like dancing
• Gestures with music
• Actors pause/post at a climatic part
• Acted through speeches and not words
• Dialogues are accompanied by music
• Shamisen - a three stringed instrument
• Shamisen is tge music used in Kabuki
• bright colors and colorful
• Plots

  -Historical Events

  - love story

  - Tragic story
• Onnagata - male actors playing female roles
• Oyoma meaning woman's manner
• Kabuki was replaced by man in the 17th century
• Kabuki is a type of family business
• Kabuki was banned by the government due to sexualization aginsts woman