TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi ...

Workers disinfect seats at the Kabukiza Theatre amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday ...

Japan Society will present Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century: From Kabuki Dance to Boléro, with three performances only taking place Wednesday, January 24 through Friday, January 26 at 7:30pm at Japan ...

Part I: Overview. Introduction ; A Brief Survey of Meiji Kabuki -- Part II: The 1860s. From Japan through American Eyes (1859; 1860) / by Francis Hall ; From Ten Weeks in Japan: "Japanese Drama" (1860 ...

TOKYO (AP) — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday in ...

TOKYO — A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has ...

TOKYO — Utaemon VI, one of the last of the great Kabuki actors, who helped nurture the traditional theater after World War II, has died. He was 84. Utaemon died of chronic respiratory failure at his ...

TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a five-month break due to the novel coronavirus, with musicians in masks, actors farther apart on ...