2. Noun. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. ¹
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Definition of Kabuki
1. a form of Japanese theater [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kabuki
Literary usage of Kabuki
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Gradually the kabuki developed the features ... But ih* kabuki-za, and its
yakusha (actors) remained sa plebeian institution. No samurai frequented the ..."
2. National Tests: What Other Countries Expect Their Students To Know by Lynne V. Cheney, National Endowment for the Humanities (1991)
"Among the popular arts and entertainments which spread during the Genroku
period [1680-1709] were kabuki and ningyo-joruri [puppet plays]. , a famous script ..."
3. A World's Fair for the Global Village by Carl Malamud (1997)
"Manjiro is the pioneer behind a series of kabuki for Everyone performances that
have attempted to popularize the ancient art to high school students, ..."
4. Present-day Japan by Augusta M. Campbell Davidson (1904)
"Plays were written for the Joruri marionettes as well as for the kabuki, ...
The present-day kabuki falls into two classes which have always, I believe, ..."
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