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KABUKI,TRADITIONAL JAPANESE THEATRE
Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theater is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by its performers. Kabuki, depending on the Kanji words, is sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing." These are, however, ateji, characters that do not reflect actual etymology, and the word kabuki is in fact believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean", or "to be out of the ordinary", hence kabuki can be interpreted to mean "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre.In modern Japan, kabuki remains relatively popular. It is still the most popular of the traditional styles of Japanese drama, and its star actors often appear in television or film roles. Some kabuki troupes now use female actors in the onnagata roles, and the Ichikawa Kabuki-za was formed after World War II. In 2003, a statue of Okuni - a popular performer, has been erected near Kyoto's Pontocho district.
Interest in kabuki has also spread in the West. Kabuki troupes regularly tour Europe and America, and there have been several kabuki-themed productions of canonical Western plays such as those of Shakespeare. Western playwrights and novelists have also experimented with kabuki themes. In Australia, the Za Kabuki troupe at the Australian National University has been performing a Kabuki drama each year since 1976; the single longest regular Kabuki performance outside of Japan. Kabuki was enlisted on the UNESCO's 'Third Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' on 24 November 2005.
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