He's the brightest star in the cosmos of Kabuki, the eccentric theater art unique to Japan ... get a load of Ebizo's costume; one hundred thirty pounds and packed with ice, to keep him cool ...

Sato`s ornate, richly ritualistic Kabuki series for Wisdom Bridge Theatre (”Kabuki Faust ... flower arranging, black ink drawing, costume making, Kabuki dance and the all- important rituals ...

in the stylized poses of Kabuki theater; taped samisen music plinks softly in the background; black-garbed kokens (stagehands) scuttle about to adjust costumes and draw curtains; the scenery ...

TOKYO — Ichimura Uzaemon, a Kabuki icon with encyclopedic knowledge of theater tradition ... which literally means “to wear a strange costume,” reportedly started in 1603.

Japanese Kabuki theater has been one ... (pretty much anyone in a mask/robe costume) is obvious – and even J-horror films like The Grudge or The Ring draw their creep factor from Kabuki performers.

And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition ... He then makes a quick costume change right there on the stage, all while delivering singsong lines in a ...

And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition ... He then makes a quick costume change right there on the stage, all while delivering singsong lines in a ...

Two of the greatest stars of Japan’s kabuki theater reveal what has only rarely ... performs a classic woman’s speech in full costume and heavy white-face make-up, and then does the same ...

And he’s breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition ... He then makes a quick costume change right there on the stage, all while delivering singsong lines in ...