Ms. Monsod

This is what we’ve been looking for. And this is just part of a series on Youtube! Check it out! Thanks to Kai!

Click on this virtual shamisen for possible use for kabuki presentations. Thanks to Noa for finding this.

Taema and Narukami

Photo from the New National Theatre, Tokyo website. Photographer: Saegusa Chikashi

Who’s Who

White Cloud – Maya

Black Cloud – Julia

Taema – Jay

Narukami – Daniel

Ozatsuma Singer – Claudia

Directors – Enzo and Ashild

Costumes -Kai and Sarah

Makeup – Young Sun and Bianca

Music – Alex and Anil

Sets – Tae Wan and Anil

Thursday, Nov. 4, 9-10:10 am  at the LT

Friday, Nov. 5 Room 1123

Tuesday, Nov. 9 Room 1123

Thursday, Nov. 11, 9-10 am at the LT

Friday, Nov. 12 Room 1123

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 10:15 to 11:25 am at the LT

Thursday, Nov. 18 Room 1123

Friday, Nov. 19, 1:20 to 2:30 pm in Room 1123

Saturday, Nov. 20, 10 to 3 Location to be announced

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 10:15 to 11:25 am PERFORMANCE

By clicking on this link above, you will easily be able to access the other parts of the production on YouTube. Although this is not an authentic Kabuki production, it is a good starting point for studying walks, mannerisms, etc. Samuel Leiter, who directed this piece, is a well-respected author of books on Kabuki.

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7:30 to 8:40 – Little Theatre: Drop Script, Sound (virtual samisen and clappers) Costumes, Wigs, Set pieces, Lights

Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1:35 to 2:45 – : Little Theatre All the above

Friday, Nov. 12, 10:15 to 11:25 – Room 1123: Teach makeup, wigs. Actors bring own cleansing materials.

Tuesday, Nov 16, 7:30 to 8:40 – Room 1123

Wednesday, No. 17, 1:35 to 2:45 – Little Theatre

Friday, Nov. 19,  10:15 to 11:25 – Room1123

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 7:30 to 8:40 – Little Theatre

Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1:35 to 2:45 – Performance

What does Kabuki mean? Arlan

What types of stories/plots do Kabuki plays deal with? Laura, Juha

Who were/are the typical audiences of Kabuki? Mumba, Mahek

What are the staging conventions of Kabuki? Angela, Mumba

Is there dialogue/speaking in Kabuki plays? Monica

During what time period did Kabuki develop? Nicole

What influences led to the evolution of Kabuki? Nicole, Lucas

How has it changed since its inception? Mahek

How have people adapted kabuki styles in modern theatre? Dinesh, Dillon

For what occasions are Kabuki plays staged? Lucas

How long is a typical Kabuki play? Noa

What type of costumes do they use? Anton, Arlan

What type of makeup is used? How is it designed? Jonathan

What kind of movement is incorporated into the plays? Monica, Kaichiro

What type of music is used? Dinesh

How did Kabuki evolve? JAE, SARAH, KAI
What types of stories does it deal with? What are the settings of the stories? MAYA
How did Buddhism influence Kabuki? BIANCA
What do the costumes look like? ASHILD, YOUNG SUN
In what ways can you tell Kabuki is Japanese? What makes it distinctly Japanese? JULIA
What is Kabuki music like? CLAUDIA (Is the nape mentioned in Kabuki scripts?) CLAUDIA
How is violence portrayed onstage? ANIL What is Kabuki’s intended effect on the audience? ANIL
How was Kabuki influenced by Bunraku ? ALEX
What types of makeup are used in Kabuki? ENZO
What is the function of the hanamichi in Kabuki? TAE WAN