Kabuki is a
classical and traditional Japanese dance form with singing and drama performed
in a great method. This style is basically known for its drama and the high
five make-up worn by the performers. It’s a great mixture of music, dance,
drama, costume, staging, choreography and thus is a major dance form in Japan
which has been from centuries. ‘Kabuki’ this term has been derived from
unorthodox and shocking character of this art form. The form has been formed
with the help of three characters: Ka – which means song, Bu – means dance and
Ki – means skill. The actors who perform this task have carried this form from
one generation to other with not many changes. The performing styles of the
earliest actors who used to perform kabuki add a generation number after their
names to indicate there place in the long line of actors.
Kabuki dance form was established
around 17th century. When female dancer named OKUNI which means they perform at
majestic place of worship. It was basically the era of female kabuki which was
into him year 1603- 1629. The female lead used to perform with her group as it
was the first means of entertainment and was designed for the Japanese people.
Actors performing kabuki were known as kabuki’s and has a unique distinction
between historical plays. It was basically separated by mere concepts like
ghosts, fear, thriller, and usually used to end on with a dance performance.
This form was established so that people get entertain and along with that the
actors get chance of showing their skills.
By the end of 17th
century, kabuki was looked upon as a taboo, not good art form, rigid framework
etc. Even in this period kabuki performance are been staged in Japan. There
were different stages of kabuki like honbutai which means true stage and was
termed as the main performance. This style was basically enclosed from left and
right by pillars which were painted with matte black colour. The second one was
seri which means lift where the entire stage is set on
a platform that was raised on lower basis. The third one is mawaributai means
revolving stage, the next was hanamichi meaning flower path, suppon meaning
terrapin in this only the supernatural power like ghost and all concepts are
being used. Yuka is one more part of kabuki meaning floor, kuromisu means black
bamboo curtain, kakesuji where aerial fight scenes is being shown. The first
kabuki show was on the riverbeds. Kabuki is a variation of stage and platform
and provides three sides to the audiences. There is a great relationship
between the performers and the audience. Even audience take activate part
during kabuki form is going on by shouting and encouraging them. Over the
theatre the atmosphere or the ambience is quite spirited. The basic element of
kabuki involves conflict between feudalistic system and the human element.
Kabuki has a unique feature is that
keeping with the spirit do unusualness and there is not a single female actor.
Female actors were banned because during the primitive stage of kabuki only
female used to be the actors and later on began to attract undue attention from
male admires. Kabuki has everything in it like the colour, glamour, excitement.
Here the writers play a vital role in writing the scripts accordingly keeping
in mind the strength and weaknesses of the actors. This form is all about
various expressions and the lines and plots. Kabuki is based on the factor of
representation and the actors have to do a thorough training.
Japan enjoys a great versatility of
westernization and hence kabuki is still being the central part of importance
is just because t is crystal clear. And hence kabuki is a form which will place
in the nation’s pride and affection. In kabuki art form the audiences
understands the concept and even appreciate the staging. Kabuki was been established
to express the human life. The gap between the audience and the stage is open
which lacks the reality. As audiences experiences an illusion and they enjoy
the play by participating in it.
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