1. Japanese Theater Kabuki – Traditional Theater (popular) Exs. Kabuki – YouTube (a good introduction) Centre Stage: Kabuki – YouTube (overview)Kabuki – YouTubeCentre Stage: Kabuki – YouTube Bunraku – Puppet Theater Ex. YouTube - Bunraku theater in OsakaYouTube - Bunraku theater in Osaka Noh – Traditional Theater (elitist) Ex. Noh Theatre - YouTubeNoh Theatre - YouTube

2. Kabuki Originates in late 16 th century (1596) All female performers (immediately banned) Replaced by male performers - includes “onnagata” (female impersonator) Primarily dance theater w/ colorful costumes Audience – traditionally middle-class Music – includes three different ensembles

3. Kabuki Actors/Dancers

4. Kabuki Dancer (note Debayashi in background)

5. Kabuki Actor

6. Kabuki “onnagata”

7. Kabuki Music Geza (off-stage) – sound effects (o-daiko, other percussion, shamisen, nohkan) Chobo (stage left) – “narrator” (“speaker” and shamisen) Debayashi (stage rear) – literally, the “coming out orchestra” (multiple singers, shamisens, drums, nohkan) AoK Presentation.m4v – YouTube (Musical Instruments of the Kabuki)AoK Presentation.m4v – YouTube

8. Nagauta (Kabuki ensemble)

10. Shamisen

11. Nohkan Ex. Nohkan Lesson by MEJIRO （株）目白 - YouTubeNohkan Lesson by MEJIRO （株）目白 - YouTube

12. Kotsuzumi Ex. KOTSUZUMI - YouTubeKOTSUZUMI - YouTube

13. Otsuzumi Ex. OH-TSUZUMI - YouTubeOH-TSUZUMI - YouTube

14. Noh Drum (Taiko)

15. Kabuki Examples Kabuki Theatre – YouTube (overview)Kabuki Theatre – YouTube Sagi Musume – YouTube (good examples w/ music)Sagi Musume – YouTube Kabuki Dance- Bando Tamasaburo. Yamanba – YouTube Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 1 - YouTubeMusume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 1 - YouTube Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 2 – YouTubeMusume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 2 – YouTube Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 3 - YouTubeMusume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 3 - YouTube Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 4 – YouTubeMusume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 4 – YouTube Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 5 - YouTubeMusume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 5 - YouTube