Asia Grace


Kabuki Play

Osaka, Japan

Extravagent costumes, acrobatic gestures, quasi-martial arts, and drama -- that's kubuki to me a westerner.

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Alexander writes:

Kabuki is a theatrical style that is intended for a civilian audience. It's colourful kimonos and masks have long entertained the Japanese public.

Sean writes:

Kabuki is a theatrical style that is intended for a civilian audience. Its colourful kimonos and masks have long entertained the Japanese public.