Kabuki : baroque fusion of the arts, 歌舞伎 : baroque fusion of the arts by Kawatake, Toshio, 1924-2013, 河竹登志夫, 国際文化会館 (Tokyo, Japan), Hoff, Frank; Hoff, Jean; Kokusai Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan) instant download

Kabuki : baroque fusion of the arts, 歌舞伎 : baroque fusion of the arts by Kawatake, Toshio, 1924-2013, 河竹登志夫, 国際文化会館 (Tokyo, Japan), Hoff, Frank; Hoff, Jean; Kokusai Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan) instant download

xxx, 358 pages : 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and indexes, An unexpected overseas response -- Drama that transcends national barriers -- From a comparative perspective -- Unique theatre machinery -- Theatricality, audience involvement and Hanamichi -- The Hanamichi: its etymology and evolution -- The dynamism of the revolving stage -- The commoner's realm of pleasure -- A \"fusion of the arts\" -- The artistry of sound -- The sense of visual beauty -- Yakusha, Yakugara and Onnagata -- Gei, Kata and their transmission -- The creation of \"negative beauty\" -- Kabuki and the puppet theatre -- The tragedy of \"parting from loved ones and the anguish of separation\" -- Tragedies of implicit understanding and acquiescence -- Kizewamono: living for the moment -- The baroque theatre of Japan -- Its place in the history of world theatre -- From the nineteenth century into the twenty-first