Through Oct. 5, this show explores the artist’s depictions of men, a focus more intense than that of virtually any other ...

The Floating World” transports visitors to a time when Japan was emerging from the feudal era and modern cities were booming.

Celine Song's latest film "Materialists" doesn't disappoint—or, rather, it showcases a disappointing state of affairs, and ...

It seemed to work well and soon I found myself contemplating these 21 figures of the Kabuki Theatre ... But that doesn't mean that as I stare up every day at the 21 scenes on my Kabuki Wall ...

His scenes range from the opening when witches try to free a suffering spirit, to a board meeting when battling academics argue about whether a wall label can quell protests, to a terrifying party in ...

Kabuki theatre performances by children have been featured at the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival in western Japan. The festival is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

With its distinctive kumadori make-up, vibrant costumes, and dynamic action, the kabuki theater occupies a central position in Japan’s performing arts and is an immediately recognizable symbol ...

The Minamiza Theater in Kyoto is Japan’s oldest playhouse, with a history going back some 400 years. Its roots can be traced to the staging of a new form of performing art created by Izumo no ...

Woodblock print from the 18th century depics the traditional kabuki theatre (Rex) It was also during this period that elements of style and the character types would become established.

CHICAGO — Over the span of merely 10 months in the Edo period, a Japanese artist who went by Tōshūsai Sharaku created almost 150 ukiyo-e prints of actors in kabuki theater, a traditional form ...