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 The July 1858 production of Shibaraku at the Ichimura-za theater in Edo. Triptych woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III. |
The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing". These are, however, ateji characters which do not reflect actual etymology. The kanji of 'skill' generally refers to a performer in kabuki theatre. Since the word kabuki is believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary", kabuki can be interpreted as "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre. The expression kabukimono (歌舞伎者) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street.
- Related: Theatre of Japan, Kyōgen, Oshiguma, Noh, Bunraku, Ichikawa Danjūrō, Ichikawa Ebizō, Matsumoto Kōshirō, Nakamura Kanzaburō
| Kabuki Web Kabuki Web www.kabuki-bito.jp/eng/ - Web |
| Earphone Guide Earphone Guide www.eg-gm.jp/e_guide/eng_service.html - Web |
| Kabuki 21 Kabuki 21 www.kabuki21.com - Web |
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| Listen to music sample of Kokaji and Musume Dōjōji... Listen to music sample of Kokaji and Musume Dōjōji (After clicking on this link, scroll down page) audiolunchbox.com/album?a=36544&z= - Web |
| Kabuki prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) Kabuki prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) www.kuniyoshiproject.com/Main%20-%20Actor%20triptychs.htm - Web |
| Audio recording of the kabuki play Narukami Audio recording of the kabuki play Narukami www.lostplays.com/play/narukami - Web |
