Glossary terms for kabuki dance
Terms used in the pages of this module. Click on the term to get a full definition and examples.
Term | Definition | Component type |
|---|---|---|
| Ashi-byōshi | A Kabuki Buyō technique | |
| Emon Tsukuroi | A Kabuki Buyō technique | |
| Hako ni waru | A Kabuki Buyō technique | |
| Ikken-biraki 一間開き | A fan technique for opening and holding the fan. | |
| Kaname-gaeshi | A basic dance technique involving the manual revolution of a fan. | |
| Kaoshi 顔師 | make up artist | |
| Karasu-tobi | A dance technique | |
| Mage 髷 | The top part of a wig. | |
| Mawari 回り | Turn or turning. A dancer or actor making a walking turn on the stage. | |
| Mie | A pose as seen in Kabuki and Kabuki Buyo | |
| Mitate 見立て | An acting technique or expression in which one thing is used to stand for another. | |
| Nanban | A Kabuki Buyō technique | |
| Nisechū | A Kabuki Buyō technique | |
| Samisen 三味線 | A stringed instrument used in kabuki and jōruri. 日本の弦楽器。 | |
| Su-odori 素踊り | Performing without costume, makeup, wigs, or other costuming. Especially for buyō dance. | |
| Tokoyama 床山 | wig stylist | |
| Yama-goe | A dance technique involving a fan. | |
| Zarari-biraki ざらり開き | One fan technique: snapping open the fan in one movement. |
