能が主に貴族と密接な関わりを持つものだったころ、歌舞伎は民衆の演劇として登場しました。歌舞伎には2つの種類があります。格式ある時代物は、歴史上の出来事に基づき、主に権力を握る侍階級の話で観客を楽しませます。一方で世話物は、恋愛や道徳的な葛藤などをテーマとした日常的な物語が舞台で繰り広げられます。 かつて、歌舞伎は1日かけて行われることもあり常連客が好きなように出入りしていました。現在、公演時間は通常4時間ほどで、2～3の演目から構成されており数回の小休憩と30分程度の食事休憩を挟みます。 歌舞伎公演の特長の1つは、役者がよく第四の壁を壊して観衆に語りかけることでしょう。観衆も同様に、場を盛り上げる形で役者の名前を叫ぶことができます(大向こうとして知られています)。言うまでも無く、歌舞伎の公演は常に活気に溢れており、舞台での公演が歌舞伎の世界にどっぷり入り込めるように一役買っています。舞台から客席まで繋がる歌舞伎特有の張り出した道は花道と呼ばれ、しばしば演者と観客の間の境界線をぼかしています。これに興味深い小道具や、役者が自由自在に出没できるセリといった舞台の特長が加わることで、歴史的に豊かで視覚的に魅惑的な公演を楽しめるのです。
Title Kabuki Theater (About The Plays)
- Tokyo
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Fine Arts/Performing Arts/Traditional Crafts Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Pamphlet Web Page
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2018
- Associated Tourism Board：
- TOKYO ART & LIVE CITY Concept Executive Committee
- Associated Address：
- 4-12-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku , Tokyo to
English
While the opera-like noh theater was largely associated with the nobility, kabuki emerged as the theater of the people. There are two types of kabuki plays: more formal jidaimono based on historical events that often tell tales of the ruling samurai class, and sewamono, stories that revolve around everyday folk, with themes such as romance and moral conflict taking center stage.
In the past, a kabuki performance sometimes stretched on to become a full day’s entertainment, with patrons coming and going as they pleased. These days, a show is usually around four hours; it consists of a few acts with several short intermissions plus a longer meal break lasting about 30 minutes.
One distinctive characteristic of kabuki theater is that actors sometimes break through the fourth wall to address the crowd directly. Similarly, audience members can yell out the actors’ names as a form of encouragement, known as oomukou. Needless to say, a kabuki show is always lively, and the staging plays a role in enabling this immersive experience. The elevated pathway that extends from the stage into the audience, known as the hanamachi and unique to kabuki, often blurs the line between the performers and the spectators. This, coupled with interesting props and stage features including trap doors and false walls, results in an engaging show that is historically rich and visually captivating.
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