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ka·bu·ki [kəˈbu:ki] N no pl THEAT

kabuki
Kabuki nt

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The earliest performances of kabuki were dancing and song with no significant plot, often disdained as gaudy and cacophonous, but equally lauded as colorful and beautiful.
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The transition to the next scene is likely one of the largest, and most famous, "keren" stage tricks in kabuki.
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It was a meaningless mime, a ritual, a kabuki drama in which the outcome was utterly preordained.
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Perhaps because of the touchiness of authorities, kabuki companies did not attempt any further plays on the subject.
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Its name literally means small or short song, which contrasts with the music genre found in bunraku and kabuki, otherwise known as nagauta (long song).
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With these startingly new, realistic, and up-to-the-minute plays, they hoped to lure into the theater new audiences, who had been put off by the stylization and old-fashioned forms of kabuki.
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Some arsonists became subjects of literature and kabuki works.
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It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music.
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Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
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Both his grandfathers were kabuki actors, as were their fathers.
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