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Author | : David Mack |
Publisher | : Dark Horse Comics |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2019-12-24 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 1506716105 |
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Celebrate 25 years of Kabuki and immerse yourself in the inspiration for Sony's upcoming Kabuki television series! The origin, the foundation of the story . . . The very beginning of the acclaimed series created by David Mack. This edition collects the first two original Kabuki volumes: Circle of Blood and Dreams in an easy to read digital format . . . the perfect book for fans of Mack and Kabuki, and brand-new Kabuki readers! A young woman code name, "Kabuki" struggles with her identity in near-future Japan. Working as an assassin for a clandestine government body known as "The Noh," Kabuki executes dangerous individuals before they become national-level threats, but when her biological father begins to compromise the agency she works for Kabuki sets out to eliminate him and starts down a difficult path to her own self-discovery.
Author | : Earle Ernst |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0824846060 |
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Author | : 有吉佐和子 |
Publisher | : Kodansha |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : |
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A fictionalized biography of Okuni, the 17th Century Japanese temple dancer who invented the Kabuki theatre. The novel chronicles her love life and the public's reaction to her innovations, such as cross-dressing, reaction which tended to vary with the political climate of the day.
Author | : Gloria Whelan |
Publisher | : Weigl |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-07 |
Genre | : Alphabet books |
ISBN | : 9781489652126 |
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Introduces the letters of the alphabet with colorful illustrations and text that describes the culture and history of Japan.
Author | : Earle Ernst |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1974-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780824803193 |
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Studies the production and psychology of this Japanese drama form and compares its techniques with those of the Western theater
Author | : Eric Alterman |
Publisher | : Nation Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2011-01-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1568586655 |
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In this “agenda-setting” polemic, journalist and historian Eric Alterman explains what is really happening with the Obama presidency. While Obama’s many compromises have disappointed liberals, Alterman argues that these concessions are largely due to a political system that is rigged against progressive change. These structural impediments to democracy have made the keeping of Obama’s campaign promises all but impossible. Brilliantly blending incisive political analysis with a clear agenda for change, Kabuki Democracy cuts through the clichés of conservative propaganda and lazy mainstream media analysis to demonstrate that genuine “change” will come to America only when people care enough to challenge the system.
Author | : Ronald Cavaye |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2012-07-09 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1462903991 |
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Kabuki A Pocket Guide introduces readers to the foundations of Kabuki—its history and its actors, its acting styles and its performance, its color and music—to the sheer beauty and joy of Kabuki. Kabuki, the popular theatre of Japan, began in about 1603 and is still flourishing today. It was the entertainment of the common people as opposed to Noh, the refined theatre of the aristocracy, and is a close relative of the Bunraku puppet theater. All the actors in Kabuki, even those who play female roles, are men and plays and dances deal with the love of the heroes and villains form Japans real or legendary past. Concise enough to take to performance, this pocket guide to Kabuki provides a wealth of fascinating information about plays, the actors, and their history. As only an insider can do, the author takes us behind the scene to meet the actors, attend rehearsal, and get a first-hand look at the makeup, costumes, sets and props that go into a Kabuki performance.
Author | : Samuel L. Leiter |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780765607041 |
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Established experts on Kabuki as well as younger scholars provide a comprehensive survey of the history of Kabuki; how it is written, produced, staged, and performed; its place in world theater; and a translation of one play.
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Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1992-07-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780824814267 |
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While its actors made their entrace down the Flower Way over three hundred years ago, little of kabuki's repertory has been available to English readers. Not only are adequate translations difficult to produce, but also because the spoken parts of the drama constitute but a portion of that grand spectacle, English renderings often have an elliptical quality.These five plays, however, were translated from tapes made by James Brandon at actual performances, imparting to them an unusual immediacy. The superb translations are further enhanced by detailed commentary and stage directions that reflect music and sound effects as well as positions of actors on stage and their stylized gestures and posturing, all of which are such a vital part of a live performance. A concise introduction includes the history of kabuki, its religious background and ties with prostitution, its themes and playwriting systems, and its performance conventions, actors, music, and dance. Appendixes provide a fascinating focus on various sound effects and music cues in performance. More than one hundred production photographs vividly convey the action and emotion of one of the world's greatest stage arts. First published in 1975, this volume remains a classic.A reprint to the 1975 edition. Accepted into the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works, Japanese Series.
Author | : Adolphe Clarence Scott |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780486406459 |
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One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre. Text describes the theater's development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, the playhouse's design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays. Includes glossary of Japanese terms. "Highly recommended." — Library Journal.