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The Kabuki Theatre of Japan is a Japanese theatrical art form that combines dramatic and musical arts. The development of the Kabuki theater is discussed in the context of Japan's social and economic history, and important roles are played by music and dance. The book provides readers with all the information necessary to understand and appreciate the theater. A. C. Scott, an authority on Japanese classical drama, provides clear and thoughtfully written text that relates the theater's development against the background of Japanese social history. The book also includes detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, six representative Kabuki plays, and the evolution of the playhouse itself. The glossary of Japanese terms and the author's own drawings and photographs make the book invaluable to students and general readers interested in the Kabuki theater.
Provides readers with information they need to understand and appreciate Japan's Kabuki theater and its visually captivating amalgam of dramatic and musical arts. Describes the theater's development in the context of Japan's social and economic history, discusses the important roles played by music and dance, and analyzes techniques used by actors.
Intended for both the student and the general reader, this book is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theater. A. C. Scott, an authority on Japanese classical drama who spent two years working with Kabuki performers in Tokyo, provides readers with all the information necessary for understanding and appreciating this storied amalgam of dramatic and musical arts. The clear and thoughtfully written text relates the theater's development against the background of Japanese social history, followed by detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, six representative Kabuki plays, and the evolution of the playhouse itself. Accompanied by a glossary of Japanese terms and illustrated with the author's own drawings and photographs, this outstanding study will be invaluable to student as well as general readers intrigued by this ancient, colorful from of Japanese theater.
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