japanese artform kabuki

3. Kabuki
 Kabuki (歌舞伎, kabuki) is classical
Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre
is known for the stylization of its drama
and for the elaborate make-up worn by
some of its performers. The individual
kanji characters, from left to right, mean
sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎).
Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated
as "the art of singing and dancing."

4.  The history of kabuki began in 1603 when
Izumo no Okuni, possibly a miko of Izumo
Taisha, began performing a new style of
dance drama in the dry riverbeds of Kyoto.
That time, Japan was under the control of
the Tokugawa shogunate, enforced by
Tokugawa Ieyasu[Edo emperor].

5.  Today, kabuki is the most popular of the
traditional styles of Japanese drama—and its
star actors often appear in television or film
roles. For example, the well-known Kabuki
band, Bandō Tamasaburō Vhas appeared in
several (non-kabuki) plays and movies, often
in a female role. Kabuki appears in works of
Japanese popular culture such as anime.

6.  Kabuki, like other traditional forms of
drama in Japan and other cultures, was
(and sometimes still is) performed in full-
day programs. Rather than attending for
2–5 hours, audiences "escape" from the
day-to-day world, devoting a full day to
entertainment.

7. Some Famous kabuki plays
Kanadehon Chūshingur (Treasury of Loyal
Retainers).
 Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami (Sugawara
and the Secrets of Calligraphy) .
 Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura(Yoshitsune and
the Thousand Cherry Trees)

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10. KIMI GA YO
 The words of "Kimigayo“ are:
 Kimigayo wa
Chiyo ni yachiyo ni
Sazareishi no
Iwao to narite
Koke no musu made
 English Translation:
 May the reign of the Emperor
continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand
generations
and for the eternity that it takes
for small pebbles to grow into a great rock