An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts by Petersen, David

An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847530066)

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Format: Paperback
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An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts by Petersen, David

An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts

$35.49
An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts by Petersen, David

An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts

$35.49
Format: Paperback
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Richly illustrated, and based largely on sources inaccessible to the non-Japanese speaker, this book provides a rare glimpse into kagura (Shinto theater), a performance style with roots predating even noh drama. Coverage includes the history of the art; the kagura stage; schools of performance; synopses of plays and ceremonies; movement and choreography; kagura costumes; masks and mask-making; implements, decorations and special effects; the music of kagura; and related folk arts. There are also additional sections with comparative materials on noh and kabuki. A new world of theater awaits...

Author: David Petersen
ISBN-10: 1847530060
ISBN-13: 9781847530066
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2006
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.78d

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