what is kabuki?

Answer 1

Kabuki (歌舞伎, kabuki?) is a form of traditional Japanese theater. Kabuki theater is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by its performers.

The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing." These are, however, ateji, characters that do not reflect actual etymology, and the word kabuki is in fact believed to derive from the verb kabuku, meaning "to lean", or "to be out of the ordinary", hence kabuki can be interpreted to mean "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre.

Answer 2

Kabuki is a popular form of japanese theater. It started in the early 1600s as a form of danced theater, performed by women, but in 1629, an edict forbade women from performing, and all parts are now acted by men. The form was incredibly popular at least until the 1870s but now is relegated among "traditional" art forms along with Nô (the stylised theatre enjoyed by the samurai nobles) and bunraku (puppet theater), and much less common than it used to be.

Answer 3

It's something soooooooooo tedious, so boooooooring.... zzzzzzzzz
The Japanese actually go there to sleep. They even take their children with them because tha plays (can't call them 'shows') last for hours and they are performed in the old Japanese language which is not something easily understandable. So basically you go there to watch men disguised as women and just men screaming something on the stage, swinging katanas and jumping on wooden horses.
A parody compared to the Western theatre.

Answer 4

Boring Japanese suigyufoon