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Beschreibung:

XXIII; 296 S.; Illustr.; 25 cm. Originalleinen.

Bemerkung:

Gutes Ex.; einige Seiten gering fleckig; Bleistift-Anstreichungen; (Fragmente d. Orig.-Umschlags liegen bei). - Englisch. - Kabuki (jap. ?Gesang und Tanz?) ist das traditionelle japanische Theater des Bürgertums der Edo-Zeit und besteht aus Gesang, Pantomime und Tanz. Kabuki ist eine im Wesentlichen säkulare Kunstform und etwas weniger formell als das ältere, vom Buddhismus geprägte No-Theater der Samurai. Kabuki wurde im Jahr 2005 in die UNESCO-Liste der Meisterwerke des mündlichen und immateriellen Erbes der Menschheit (seit 2008 Repräsentative Liste des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Menschheit) aufgenommen. ... (wiki) // This book about Japan's spectacular drama is written by the first author who is equally familiar with Kabuki and the theatre of the West and who has actually engaged in the production of Kabuki plays. It is also the first book to treat Kabuki behind the scenes and as a manifestation of the philosophical, political and aesthetic attitudes of the Japanese, and it is the first to compare the Kabuki techniques of expression with those of the Western theatre. The description of Kabuki is made within the frame of reference of the person who has never seen a Kabuki performance, so the book is thoroughly understandable to the general reader. The author discusses the background against which the drama form originated some centuries ago; the physical theatre and its evolution; the audience and its attitudes; the elements of a performance; the stage; the actor; the plays and their characters; and Kabuki and the modern world, including the effect of the American occupation upon it. In order to show the relation between Kabuki and other forms of Japanese artistic expression, the author refers to the Japanese graphic arts, poetry, Buddhist and Confucian thought, as well as to typical patterns of Japanese behaviour. ... (Verlagstext) / INHALT : PREFACE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I INTRODUCTION -- II THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHYSICAL THEATRE -- III THE AUDIENCE AND ITS ATTITUDES -- IV THE HANAMICHI -- V ELEMENTS OF THE PERFORMANCE -- VI THE STAGE -- VII THE ACTOR -- VIII PLAYS AND CHARACTERS -- IX KABUKI AND THE WESTERN ROOM -- APPENDICES -- LIST OF PLAYS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT -- SHORT GLOSSARY OF THEATRE TERMS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS IN WESTERN LANGUAGES -- INDEX.