"Tanto Sai Sai" was performed at the Toyooka Theater Festival in 2023. Children performed a local folk tale on an outdoor Kabuki stage in Toyooka City's Tanto Farming Village. (Photo ©igaki photo ...

It emerged in the 14th century, making it one of the world’s oldest surviving theater traditions. But despite its long history and influence over other art forms—including Kabuki—Noh remains ...

TO the stage world, Japan’s Kabuki theater is a respected example of traditional dance-drama. Its beginnings go back more than 350 years to an Izumo priestess, O-Kuni, who is said to have ...

TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess ...

On stage Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s kabuki theatre, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi chef ...