Shūmei
Shūmei is the succession to an established stage name, connecting a performer’s public identity with an artistic lineage and its expectations.
Kabuki
Onnagata
Kabuki’s female-role tradition: its historical formation, acting conventions, character types, and the distinction between stage portrayal and an actor’s identity.
Kanadehon Chūshingura
The eleven-act revenge drama first staged for puppets in 1748, and its transformation of the Akō affair into a lasting theatrical repertory.
Kabuki Actors
An introduction to kabuki actors, including stage names, lineages, role categories, training, acting patterns, actor prints, and the modern profession.
Kabuki-za
Tokyo’s principal Kabuki theatre, operating in Ginza through five successive buildings since its first opening in 1889.
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Chikamatsu Monzaemon was a Genroku-period playwright whose works transformed both ningyō jōruri puppet theatre and Kabuki.
Izumo no Okuni
Izumo no Okuni is the early-seventeenth-century performer associated with kabuki odori and the origins of Kabuki in Kyoto.