Synopses & Reviews
"Highly recommended." — Library Journal. One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre provides readers with all the information they need to understand and appreciate this exciting amalgam of dramatic and musical arts. A clear and thoughtfully written 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. Invaluable to students, scholars and anyone intrigued by classical Japanese theater.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
Clear, thoughtfully written text describes the theater's development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, playhouse's design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays.