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 ... Why do men play women in Kabuki productions?

As I wrote in a previous ‘Transcreating Tokyo’ column, the city of Edo-Tokyo has given birth to three main forms of bodily entertainment: kabuki theatre ... continue to play a central role ...

Crunchyroll shared the details on the upcoming Kabuki Stage Play focusing on the world of Naruto: Shippuden, with 34 new performances listed for April of this year, following the previous plays ...

TOKYO (AP) — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and ... originated in the 17th Century Edo era and is traditionally performed only by men.

As I wrote in a previous ‘Transcreating Tokyo’ column, the city of Edo-Tokyo has given birth to three main forms of bodily entertainment: kabuki theatre ... continue to play a central role ...