Stages, Scenery & Props / 舞台と道具(大・小)
Currently this research site is limited to four of the traditional forms of Japanese theatre: noh, kyōgen, puppetry, and kabuki. GloPAC would welcome contributions for other types of Japanese performing arts. To contribute, please contact GloPAC.
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General Definitions
Scenery (ōdōgu 大道具): Deliberate depictions of locales (and atmosphere) where stage actions occur. May be evoked textually, kinetically, visually, aurally, and in fewer instances, olfactorily and tactually. (See also scenery sub-units vocabulary page)
Props (properties, threatrical properties, hand props, kodōgu 小道具, tedōgu 手道具,): Physical or mimed objects manipulated by actors. (See also Definitions of Props page)
Contents of this Research Module
Introduction: Setting the Stage in the Japanese Performing Arts
Performances spaces for traditional Japanese performing arts
Illustrations of noh props (both set pieces and hand props)
Noh props vocabulary (both set pieces and hand props)
Painting Scenery at the Kabukiza
Scenic techniques in noh and kabuki
Kabuki set designs: Browse kabuki set designs on GloPAD
Kabuki properties: Browse kabuki properties on GloPAD
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