Kimono Art Workshop Kyo-ya

Asking questions to Real Geisha in Kyoto, Japan (with subtitles) 【HD】

Geiko Miehina and Maiko Fukunae from the Miyagawa Ward of Kyoto, Japan, answer questions made by the public at the Kyoto Fan Event Maiko Spring 2012.

These amazing artists shared with us some of the secrets of their daily life, and at the same time, showed us their human side.

Don't forget to see the end of the video, as it was Geiko Miehina's birthday, and we all sang happy birthday to her! What a nice surprise!

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Japan Theater - Asian Studies Celebration - PCC

Kyogen and Buyo Theater and Dance - May 16th 2012

Asian Studies Focus Award Celebration event program: This Japanese classic play and dance performance is by Dr. Laurence Kominz and the PSU students, Rachel Miller and Aimee Zink. Captioning provided by the Sylvania Media Services. Translation provided by the Sylvania Japanese department.

5:37 - Kyogen dance, Kyoto Children (Kyowaranbe) - Kyogen Komai dance of children's play and lullaby

9:50 - Buyo dance, Wisteria Maiden (Itako Dejima)

17:11 - Katari, Badger Trapping (Kakushi Danuki) -- a classic story telling

21:11 - Kyogen play, The Mountain Wizard and the Persimmons (Kakiyamabushi)

43:00 - Interview and recap with Dr. Kominz

Kabuki Theatre

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008
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Description: Kabuki is a Japanese traditional theatre form, which originated in the Edo period at the beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular among townspeople. Originally, both men and women acted in Kabuki plays, but eventually only male actors performed the plays: a tradition that has remained to the present day. Male actors specialized in womens roles are called onnagata. Two other major role types are aragoto (rough style) and wagoto (soft style).
Kabuki plays are about historical events and moral conflict in relationships of the heart. The actors speak in a monotone voice and are accompanied by traditional instruments. The Kabuki stage is equipped with several gadgets, such as revolving stages and trapdoors through which the actors can appear and disappear. Another speciality of the Kabuki stage is a footbridge (hanamichi) that extends into the audience. Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its particular music, costumes, stage devices and props as well as specific plays, language and acting styles, such as the mie, in which the actor holds a characteristic pose to establish his character. Keshÿ, the particular make-up, provides an element of style easily recognizable even by those unfamiliar with the art form.
After 1868, when Japan opened to Western influence, actors strove to heighten the reputation of Kabuki among the upper classes and to adapt the traditional styles to modern tastes. Today, Kabuki is the most popular of the traditional styles of Japanese drama.
Country(ies): Japan

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Orphee Aux Enfers performed by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
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Augusta Prep Students Offer Kabuki Performance in History Class

Dr. White's Upper School history classes had fun on Wednesday presenting kabuki performances that they had created concerning one of their class's chapter sections. Through the use of drama, the students taught each other about each section and were quizzed on the material after each kabuki performance.