Modern History
Kabuki
Zoë Kincaid · narrated by Moss
2026
14h 47m
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Zoe Kincaid opens the world of Kabuki, the vivid, stylized theater of Japan, its history, actors, plays, and dazzling stagecraft. Written by a Western enthusiast who knew it intimately, it makes an exotic art accessible. A fascinating read for anyone drawn to Japan, drama, and one of the great theatrical traditions of the world.
Inside this audiobook
32 chapters
- 1ACKNOWLEDGEMENT5m
- 2INTRODUCTION5m
- 3CHAPTER I KABUKI13m
- 4CHAPTER II KABUKI AUDIENCES19m
- 5CHAPTER III CONVENTIONS OF KABUKI27m
- 6CHAPTER IV CRAFTSMANSHIP OF KABUKI15m
- 7CHAPTER V KABUKI’S SCHOOL OF ACTING12m
- 8CHAPTER VI ACTOR CEREMONIALS17m
- 9CHAPTER VII O-KUNI OF IZUMO22m
- 10CHAPTER VIII ONNA KABUKI: THE WOMAN’S STAGE13m
- 11CHAPTER IX WAKASHU KABUKI: THE YOUNG MEN’S STAGE23m
- 12CHAPTER X THEATRES OF THE THREE TOWNS26m
- 13CHAPTER XI DANJURO AND TOJURO28m
- 14CHAPTER XII YAKUSHA OF GENROKU29m
- 15CHAPTER XIII YAKUSHA OF HOREKI24m
- 16CHAPTER XIV YAKUSHA OF PRE-RESTORATION PERIOD26m
- 17CHAPTER XV ONNAGATA30m
- 18CHAPTER XVI YAKUSHA AND MARIONETTE22m
- 19CHAPTER XVII LIVES OF THE YAKUSHA35m
- 20CHAPTER XVIII CUSTOMS OF SHIBAI36m
- 21CHAPTER XIX SHIBAI AND OUTSIDE INFLUENCE21m
- 22CHAPTER XX MUSIC OF SHIBAI21m
- 23CHAPTER XXI SHIBAI AND INTERFERENCE34m
- 24CHAPTER XXII EXTERNALS OF SHIBAI19m
- 25CHAPTER XXIII CUSTOMS OF THE SAKUSHA17m
- 26CHAPTER XXIV REPRESENTATIVE SAKUSHA48m
- 27CHAPTER XXV KABUKI PLAY FORMS56m
- 28CHAPTER XXVI MOTIVES OF KABUKI PLAYS1h 23m
- 29CHAPTER XXVII KABUKI RÔLES27m
- 30CHAPTER XXVIII MEIJI KABUKI1h 45m
- 31CHAPTER XXIX CONTEMPORARY KABUKI23m
- 32BIBLIOGRAPHY5m
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