KABUKI

The word kabuki is a Chinese word meaning ka (songs), bu (dance) and ki (skills). It has also derived from the classical Japanese verb kabuki means “to incline.” The moves and action in the kabuki plays are influenced by the Buddhist notions. The kabuki performances are off beat, flamboyant costumes, elaborate makeup and exaggerated body movements.

In kabuki various kinds movements are brought together to show it Neutral. Kabuki as an art form never represents the rasa theory. Facial expression in kabuki is neutral and all ways have ha straight face. Expressions are only through hands and gestures. Kabuki is defined by the motions and not by facial expression. Synchronization plays an important role in performing kabuki. Kabuki plays don’t entertain the audience, it represent a pure art form for the art loving audience.

Kabuki is a highly stylized performing art. It combines of acting, dancing, and music. It has extraordinary use of color and sound. In kabuki actors strikes an exaggerated expressive pose. Kabuki shows the external representations of a character’s feeling. Spectacular and flamboyant, joyful and tearful, kabuki gives the audience the pleasure of a trip to another world. One fundamental theme in Kabuki Theater is the conflict between humanity and the feudalistic system.Kabuki benefitted from its new respectability, some would argue that once it was regarded as a National Treasure, kabuki lost its original identity and dynamic ties to the common people. In the refined theater of contemporary kabuki, the critical subversive spirit that was so central to its origins has been compromised.