Theater in China and Japan
E&I Program:
Asian Odyssey
Discipline(s):
Grade level :
K to 8
Students will explore then compare and contrast the Chinese (Beijing Opera) and Japanese (Kabuki) forms of theater. They will then create their own performance pieces based on these forms.
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Associated Art:
- 1916.1128 Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664-1729), Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor
- 1916.1154 Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686-1764), Perspective View of the Interior of the Nakamura Theater with Ichikawa Ebizo II as Yanone Goro
- 1930.205 Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese), Ichikawa Ebizo IV as Takemura Sadanoshin
- 1930.206 Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese), Otani Tokuji as the Servant Sodesuke
- 1940.720 Eizan Kikugawa (Japanese, 1787-1867), Haze on a Clear Day at Stone Bridge (From the series Eight Elegant Views of Chanted Accompanimnets for Kabuki Plays)
- 1943.44 Kitagawa Hidemaro (Japanese), Going to the Kabuki Theater in the Hour of the Hare (From the Series The Twelve Hours with Daily Events)
- 1974.78 Toshusai Sharaku (Japanese), Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei, the Fish Seller from Sanya
- 1985.332 Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865), Nakamura Utaemon III as the Monkey Trainer Yojiro (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)
- 1985.333 Gototei Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864), Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo in the Mt. Tenpai Scene (from the series Famous Kabuki Plays)
- 1985.354 Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1792), The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II Dancing with a Parasol