MAPEH - Kabuki Theater Flashcards
(50 cards)
What does Ka, Bu, and Ki mean?
Ka - songs
Bu - dances
Ki - skills
What does kabuku mean?
To lean or to be out of the ordinary or bizarre theater”
What are the characteristics of kabuki theater?
- Dance (sacred or folk)
- Costume
- Make up
- Music
It is an ensemble that is played live. Shamisen is also used in this ensemble
Hayashi
What is geza?
Main special effect(gongs, bells, and cymbals)
These are flutes and drums to depict the presence of a ghost
Hyudorodoro
This is the onstage segment and it is divided into 2 (song or chant/song and chant)
Debayashi
Nagauta
It is composed of Shamisen drums and flute
These are chanters who narrates through music
Joruri
It is a wooden clapper used as a que to start or end the performance
Hyoshigi
What are the parts of the kabuki stage?
- Hanamichi
- Shimote
- Kamite
- Seri
- Kakiwari
- Mawari butai
It is the interior of the theater in the kakiwari
Mawari butai
It is the revolving stage
Kakiwari
It is the platform that can be raised and lowered from below the stage
Seri
The right stage
Kamite
The left stage
Shimote
A flower path or walkway that extends to the audience
Hanamichi
What are the 3 categories in kabuki theater
- Jidaimono
- Sewamono
- Shosagoto
a.k.a furigoto. It has dance pieces and mostly stand alone or scene within a larger play
Shosagoto
It is domestic. Primarily commoners. It contains family drama and romance
Sewamono
Historical or pre sengoku
Jidaimono
Elements of kabuki
- Mie
- Actors
- Kabuki hero
- Kumadori Make-up
- Kabuki 5 acts
- Kabuki props
- Costume
It is a picturesque pose to establish his character
Mie
What is Onna-gata
The female role in Kabuki theater
