The Kabuki Theater

Kabuki is a form of theater that is rooted in challenging the deviance. Izumo no Okuni a female who dressed like a man was the creator of the Kabuki art form. Kabuki arose during the later part of the 16th century and early part of the 17th century. What made the Kabuki Theater a direct challenge to social and political norms was the storylines chosen, the audience to which it was preformed, and who the performers were. Kabuki is an art form that serves as a representation of how theater can be used to challenge authority, and how through such a confrontation can play a role revaluating norms in society. Kabuki challenged notions of masculinity and femininity. Kabuki theater came to popularity during the Edo period in Japan. During this period

The inside of the mask shows a man sitting with his legs bent in front of him while his arms are open and stretched to his sides. His facial features consist of sharp cheekbones, a wide triangular nose, a goat-t, a thin

Broadway is no longer for the hearing after introducing deaf actors in the revival of “Spring Awakening.” The show is now looked at from a new angle since both hearing and deaf actors share the stage. Usually, the roles are divided with one person signing and another singing. NYT Critics describe the show as “thrilling” and “inventive” and in “Review: ‘Spring Awakening’ by Deaf West Theater Brings a New Sensation to Broadway” they agree that deaf actors in a musical may sound bizarre; however, the viewer will become “immersed...in a first-rate production of a transporting musical.”

Realism provides only amoral observation, while absurdism rejects even the possibility of debate. (Frances Babbage, Augusto Boal). The cynicism of this remark reflects the aberrant attitude towards absurdism, yet there is truth to it. Theatre of the absurd is an esoteric avant-garde style of theatre based on the principles of existentialism that looks at the world without any assumption of purpose. Existentialism and Theatre of the Absurd became identified with a cultural movement that flourished in Europe in the 1940s and 1950s, after the Second World War. The idea that man starts with nothing and ends with nothing is a common theme amongst most absurd plays. Despite this strange philosophy, Theatre of the

The shogun government created laws to control the art form, which became popular among the social class of the townspeople, to control the people through the art. A lord, Iemitsu, banned Onna-Kabuki as being immoral because women at the time, in the eyes of the government, should not be participating in the art form. Later, when young boys took the place of women in female roles it occurred that “certain samurai warriors became attracted to the young boys” (Nadel/Strauss 147). In an attempt to make the warriors be more honorable and not demoralize themselves the government made laws against young boys performing in Kabuki in the year

Kaneki ken, a young high school student has had an encounter with a ghoul. He refuses to believe he is a ghoul for awhile then he meets touka-chan a badass bitch she will fuck you up so you best watch the fuck out m8 she will square up and cut chu so you best not piss that bitch off goddamn unless you gotta death wish then go the fuck ahead, btu if you call her pretty it will confuse the fuck outta her and she will show mercy cause she ain't never been complimented in her depressing life.

The Globe Theater was established by Shakespeare’s acting company, Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in 1599. It was composed of 5 brilliant actors: Augustine Phillips, Will Kempe, Thomas Pope, John Heminge, and William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s wealth and career developed in this theater, which showed some of his plays like Henry VII. A funny incident that occurred during the showing of this play on June 29, 1613 was that a fireball special effect was miss shot and hit the theater, sending it to flames. The theater was quickly rebuilt within 2 years and started showing plays to the citizens once again. The Globe Theater was a hexagonal structure with a

There are some people who are perceived to be demon-like or to be possessed simply because their eyes are predominately black and they look almost liquefied. When you come across people with eyes like this it definitely makes you take a double look. Although all of the supernatural shows on television make us wonder about these people the truth is they may be suffering from a genetic condition that causes the eye to be underdeveloped.

Forms of entertainment around Japan include the Geisha, multiple versions of theater, also anime and manga. In short, the geisha are a group of courtesans who provide entertainment such as dancing and are very charming to their customers. In the theater they offer different styles, Kabuki, Noh, and Bunraku, and there are also many different stories that can be told upon the stage. Kabuki uses all male actors dressed in extravagant costumes, Noh also uses

Before World War II, many young girls had no choice in their decision of becoming geishas. Their parents usually sold them to an okiya, (where geisha lived) at a young age in hope of a better future for their daughters than the one they

Comic book inspired movies have never been so popular. Their appeal comes from depicting their stories in the audience’s real word. However, what if the big screen at the movie theater could be used to reproduce a panel straight out of a comic book, without worrying about if it looks “real”? That is what the movie “Sin City” does. “Sin City” is an extremely engaging movie that grasps its audience’s attention by its uniqueness.

In studying the origins of Shingeki, it is evident that two men had a massive impact in developing this style; men considered as pioneers of Shingeki. Tsubouchi Shōyō and Kaoru Osanai are two of the pioneers who developed an interest in western style drama, and tried to adapt their traditional styles to the western influences, without deviating from their Asian origins.

Scenery and costumes create detail of life realistically. In realistic theatre, a rhythm is a need to create a natural flow in direction on stage and the actor performances. The actor must bring out their own personal emotion, like in the play “And the soul shall dance”. Both families have moved to the United States during the depression time in California, as an immigrant during the time, Japanese people were not favorable. The Murata and Oka families. The Murata family is strong and work together to face challenges along the road, unlike the Oka family, the husband and the wife was not happy with their life, she was arranged to marry her husband and leave her true love behind back in Japan. In realistic theatre, the character is looking to

To what extent does stage design impact, influence, and enhance a traditional Kabuki theatre performance, more specifically, in the eighteenth century play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) written by Takeda Izumo II, Namiki Senryû I, and Miyoshi Shôraku?

In Kabuki theatre, everything that is seen on the stage is the result of a meaningful inner dynamic which completes the performance by the coordination of the actors with all the various components of the mise-en-scène and then by the traditions of all the various elements being assembled into an organic whole (Kawatake 1990, 247).