Kabuki Theater: A Treasured Art
Japanese theater also known as Kabuki is an ancient form of Japanese art. It was created early in the 1600’s by a shrine maiden, Okuni, who brought her unique,beautiful,and expressive dance style to the ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto, and for the next 3 centuries it evolved into one of the most respected and the most beautiful forms of theater.Even though Kabuki was created by a woman, since the very beginning all parts have been played by men. Men who act out the roles of women are called "onnagata" meaning female role specialists. Ichimura Manjiro, an infamous actor who actively participates in Kabuki is an "onnagata".Onnagatas all wear elaborate costumes including padding to make them look more like women.They also have magnificent wigs in many complicated styles along with complete makeup as a woman would wear.After dressing for their part onnagatas are unrecognizable from their original persona. The onnagatas can not have facial hair of any sort and must have trimmed eyebrows as a
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