ART 8

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Ms. Mary Natalie Nicole C. Cal
Traditional
Asian Theatre
JAPAN
KABUKI
KABUKI
o is believed to derive from
the verb kabuku, meaning
"to lean" or "to be out of
ordinary, " kabuki can be
"bizarre" theater.
KABUKI
o only adult males are
allowed to portray
characters in Kabuki.
Females are not allowed to
participate.
 Three Main Categories
Jidaimono Sewamono Shosagoto

• or history plays, • focused primarily • concentrate on

were set within the upon commoners dancing rather than
context of major (townspeople and acting
events in Japanese peasants)
history.
 Characters / Roles

Onna-gata Aragoto
refer to the refer to the
female roles. male roles
Dance movements differ
based on the character.
Many performances end with
a lively dance finale, ogiri
shosagoto, featuring the
whole cast.
Costumes
performers usually wear
kimono, Japanese traditional
clothing
Costume changing is
considered as an art. There are
special teams that take care of
complete and partial costume
changes and are done as part
of the performances.
Kuroko is a kind of stagehand
who sometimes appears
onstage to help the actors but
has no direct connection with
the story.
Kesho
kabuki makeup is based on a
character’s traits. Actors’ faces are
coated with oshiroi (white paint) to make
them both more visible and dramatic.
Stage
Features
Kakegoe
an expert audience member,
serving both to express and
enhance the audience’s
appreciation of the actor’s
achievement.
CHINA
PEKING
OPERA
PEKING OPERA
o is a form of traditional
Chinese theatre which
combines music, vocal
performance, mime,
dance and acrobatics.
 Roles and
Characters
Sheng
is the main male role in
Peking opera.
Dan
refers to any female role
in Peking opera
Jing
is a painted face male
role who plays either
the primary or
secondary roles.
Chou
is a male clown role. It
usually plays secondary
roles whose name also
means “ugly”.
Performance Elements

• Song
• Speech
• Dance-acting
• Combat
Meaning of the colors used in masks and
makeup
indonesia
WAYANG
KULIT
 o is one of the oldest of the
WAYANG KULIT oldest continuous tradition
of storytelling in the world
which includes the use of
puppet materials and
backgrounds, musical
accompaniment to make it
interesting to the audience.
Nang
- was once form of public
entertainment in the south of
Thailand. Its characters are
made from intricately shapes of
leather or animal’s skin.
 Two Types of Nang
Nang Talung Nang Yai
Nang Talung
• Made with leather
• Each characters are separated
• Has movable, jointed arm
• 50 centimeters high
Nang Yai
• Made of cowhide
• May have decorated scenes
• Doesn’t have jointed arms
• 2 meters high
Stage Elements
kelir - made of white cotton stretched on a wooden frame.
- the lamp hanging from beams fixed to the top of the
blencong screen, above the dalang’s head
- a stage, typically made from a banana tree trunk, into which
debog the puppets sharpened control rods can be forced to hold them in
place during the show.
kotak - The puppet chest
 Kelir

Debog

Kotak
Thank you for listening!
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