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An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts
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9781847530066
ISBN13:
9781847530066
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$37.22
An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts
$37.22
Richly illustrated, and based largely on sources inaccessible to the non-Japanese speaker, this book provides a rare glimpse into kagura (Shinto theater), a performance style with roots predating even noh drama. Coverage includes the history of the art; the kagura stage; schools of performance; synopses of plays and ceremonies; movement and choreography; kagura costumes; masks and mask-making; implements, decorations and special effects; the music of kagura; and related folk arts. There are also additional sections with comparative materials on noh and kabuki. A new world of theater awaits...
| Author: David Petersen |
| Publisher: Lulu.com |
| Publication Date: Dec 13, 2006 |
| Number of Pages: 376 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1847530060 |
| ISBN-13: 9781847530066 |
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