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Kabuki Plays on Stage Vol 1; Brilliance and Bravado, 1700-1770 (Hardcover)
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Kabuki Plays on Stage Vol 1; Brilliance and Bravado, 1700-1770 (Hardcover)
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Kabuki Plays On Stage represents a monumental achievement in
Japanese theatre studies, being the first collection of kabuki play
translations to be published in twenty-five years. Fifty-one plays,
published in four volumes, vividly trace kabuki's changing
relations to Japanese society during the premodern era. Volume 1
consists of thirteen plays that showcase early kabuki's
scintillating and boisterous styles of performance and illustrates
the contrasting dramatic techniques cultivated by actors in Edo
(Tokyo) and Kamigata (Osaka and Kyoto). The twelve plays translated
in Volume 2 cover a brief period, but one that saw important
developments in kabuki architecture, acting, dance, and the
manipulation of characters and themes. As the series title
indicates, the plays were translated to capture the vivacity of
performances on stage. The translations, each accompanied by a
thorough introduction that contextualizes the play, are based not
only on published texts, but performance scripts and the study of
the plays as they are performed in theatres today. Each volume is
lavishly illustrated with rare woodblock prints in full color of
Tokugawa- and Meiji-period productions as well as color and
black-and-white photographs of contemporary performances. Published
with the assistance of the Nippon Foundation.
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