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Fundamentals of Theatre
Classical Japanese Theatre
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
12/08/2011

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Earliest troupes were composed of women
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Kabuki
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Plays ignore narrative logic in favor of evoking sense of beauty or mystery
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Noh
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Performances are accompanied by musical instruments
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All three
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Many plays were modeled after a play about a samurai and a prostitute
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Kabuki
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Training is long and rigorous
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All three
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Plays were often modeled after romantic stories, like The Tale of Jojuri
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Doll Theatre
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Narrator narrates the action and speaks all the roles, like a story-teller
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Doll Theatre
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Shoguns clamped down on troupes because of connection with prostitution
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Kabuki
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Plays reflect values (honor and loyalty) of samurai caste
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Noh
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Each actors specializes in a type of role (leading men, women, comic, etc.)
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Kabuki
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Has its origins in performances by Buddhist priests
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Noh
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Actors used elegant gestures (called mie) to capture essence of character
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Kabuki
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Plays were performed for middle class – not the elite samurai
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Doll Theatre and Kabuki
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Stage assistants dressed in black assist with costume and props
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All three
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Principal actors are generally masked
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Noh
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Performances are highly stylized
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All three
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Plays reflect the values of the elite samurai caste
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Noh
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Actors play directly to audience
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Kabuki
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Contemporary companies of actors are all male
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Performers practice moves in mirror room prior to entrances
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Noh
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An elevated bridge (called the Hanamichi) stretches out into the audience
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Kabuki
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