Kabuki at the Crossroads

Download or read book Kabuki at the Crossroads written by Samuel L. Leiter and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel L. Leiter's Kabuki at the Crossroads: Years of Crisis, 1952-1965 is the first detailed account of Japan's kabuki theatre in the years immediately following the end of the Occupation. It examines every aspect of this traditional theatre as it struggled to maintain its position in a rapidly changing postwar entertainment environment. It covers acting rivalries, major productions, theatres, international tours, the convention of men playing female roles, name-taking and memorial ceremonies, the company system and managerial strategies. In addition, the volume includes numerous appendixes chronicling the period, including a thorough chronology and 150 summaries of new plays never previously discussed in English.