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    Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theater that originated in the 16th century. It features music, dance, elaborate costumes, and distinctive makeup. The music in Kabuki is divided into three parts: degatari incidental music played on stage, joruri-style narrative songs accompanied by the shamisen, and wooden clappers used to open and close performances. Dances have unique characteristic body movements and styles drawn from folk and religious traditions. Performers wear boldly colored and patterned robes, kimonos, obis, and wigs to heighten the drama. Actors cover their faces, necks and hands in white paint and accent their eyes and lips with red to express emotions through their makeup

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    Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theater that originated in the 16th century. It features music, dance, elaborate costumes, and distinctive makeup. The music in Kabuki is divided into three parts: degatari incidental music played on stage, joruri-style narrative songs accompanied by the shamisen, and wooden clappers used to open and close performances. Dances have unique characteristic body movements and styles drawn from folk and religious traditions. Performers wear boldly colored and patterned robes, kimonos, obis, and wigs to heighten the drama. Actors cover their faces, necks and hands in white paint and accent their eyes and lips with red to express emotions through their makeup

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    LESSON 2:

    KABUKI
    KABUKI

    The word Kabuki came from the Japanese terms ka meaning ‘‘song,’’ bu meaning
    ‘‘dance,’’ and ki meaning ‘‘skill.’’ This is appeared in the sixteenth century as a ceremonial
    dance, nembutsu odori, originated by a woman, Okuni. Male performers who portray female
    oayama or onnagata roles spoke in their falsetto voices while chanting their praises.
    The kabuki is one of the four forms of Japanese traditional theater, aside from
    Bunraku, Noh, and Kyogen.
    COMPONENTS OF KABUKI
    1. Music – The kabuki music is divided into three parts:
     Debayashi – This is an incidental music played on the kabuki stage. This is known as degatari.
     Gidayubushi – This is similar to joruri, a form of Japanese traditional narrative music accompanied by
    shamisen instrument.
     Shimoza ongaku – This is played in kuromiso, the lower stage below the stage. Musicians use wooden
    clappers to announce the beginning and ending of the presentations. The gagaku ensemble also
    accompanies the kabuki plays in Japan.

    2. Dance – The dance in the kabuki theater has


    unique characteristic patterns and styles in terms
    of body movements. This uses folk and religious music.
    3. Costume – The kabuki performers wear
    elaborate costumes with bold colors
    and patterns to heighten the drama of the
    performance. Costumes may be in robes,
    kimono, obi, and wigs.

    4. Makeup – One well-known feature


    of kabuki is the extravagant makeup
    known as kumodori. The kabuki actors
    do not wear masks like the other
    theater play in Japan, the Noh. They
    cover their faces, neck, and hands with
    white paint and apply red paint around
    their eyes and their lips. Actor’s emotion
    is articulated through the color of the makeup.
    The most common color makeup used in the kabuki is pure white.

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