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 ...

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Kabuki performance was born more than 400 years ago and in Edo era it was established to formal one. It has many fixed Japanese fans and new global fans. But History of Kabuki was not so smooth or ...

What is Kabuki drama? Kabuki is a popular Japanese theater form which experts date back to 17th century Kyoto, at the beginning of the Edo period. The drama employs vivid, elaborate costumes and ...

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Witness a breathtaking union of Japan's most talented nihon buyo dancers, featuring the esteemed Hanayagi Motoi and rising young star Azuma Tokuyo (also known as Nakamura Kazutaro in kabuki theater).

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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 ...