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1. Kabuki
Group 1: 8 – Czartoryski
Reporting and PowerPoint by: Joshua John S. Cabal

2. Kabuki is a
Japanese
traditional
theatre art that is
performed in a
stylized manner
which combines
acting, singing
and dancing.

3. Kabuki plays
are combined
elements of Noh
Drama and
Folk Theater.

4. The term
Kabuki in
modern
Japanese
means:
Ka - “song”
Bu - “dance”;
ki - “skill”

5. Anatomy of Kabuki
Kabuki theaters
relied on the
stages, plots, and
music.

6. Kabuki Make-up
Kabuki is also known for its
elaborate make-up worn by
some of its performers.

7. Kabuki was
founded in
1603 by
Okuni, a
Shinto
priestess.

8. 1603–1629:
Female kabuki

9. Izumo no Okuni was the
daughter of a blacksmith
who started out as a miko,
or a shrine maiden, at the
Izumo Shrine. She was
known for her beauty and
her skill at performing the
kagura, a sacred dance.
She was therefore chosen to
be sent to Kyoto to raise
money for the shrine, as
was the custom of the age.

10. She and her troupe
of mostly women
performed dances
and comic sketches
on a temporary
stage set up in the
dry riverbed of the
Komagawa River
in Kyoto.

11. 1629–1673:
Transition to yarōkabuki

12. Male dancers then
took over. Known
as wakashu, these
men were typically
young and
effeminate.

13. 1673–1841:
The Golden Age

14. 1673–1841:
The Golden Age
 Kabuki thrived
 The dances began
to have a formal
structure and
kabuki theaters
began to catch on.

15. Many theaters were
destroyed again
during World War II
and the forces
occupying the country
banned kabuki.
World War II

16. The ban only lasted until 1947,
but the damage had already
been done. As Japan tried to
rebuild itself after the war, it
began rejecting its “old ways”
and kabuki was almost
abandoned.
Kabuki is continually being
revitalized today. Now, the
Kabuki is said to be one of
Japan’s best discoveries.

17. Kabuki~