Kabuki Night 2017 The Puppeteer

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[@emmapeel8163]

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[@muhammadzahirkahan9844]

This was so cringey I suggest that if you are using men as onnagata actors it is cringey when they speak English it us weird use women not men for onnagata

[@Stringbean0000]

Traditional Japanese Kabuki uses onnagata. Onnagata are male actors who play female roles in Kabuki. In Japan there is a law prohibiting women from acting in Kabuki

[@Iohannes_the_Orthodox]

@@Stringbean0000 yes, however they choose onnagata based on their looks, if they look feminine, they are onnagata. in here, they chose for the sake of choosing, clearly there is not a sense of femininity or masculinity between onnagata and the tachiyaku actors. what they should have done is give out hearing translators so they can not only understand but also enjoy, while not having to endure the rhyme-less and rather annoying english singing

[@Iohannes_the_Orthodox]

the exception to the onnagata rules is that of kaneru yakusha, a rare and extremely talented actor who can play all roles of the repitoire

[@Stringbean0000]

@@Iohannes_the_Orthodox This is a student production at Portland State University. The play is in English because it is being preformed in Portland, Oregon where most of its residents speak English at an English speaking university. The play is the final for JPN 408 Kabuki Performance in English. This course is open to Japanese majors, Theater majors, and Arts and Letter majors. The only requirement for the course is instructor approval and the instructor approves anyone who wants to take the course.

[@Stringbean0000]

Please note the channel that posted the video. If you don't like the video, then don't watch it. The university can't afford translators for these protections and making Japanese proficiency a requirement for these productions would result in the productions not happening. Professor Kominz has spent his life studying Japanese language and culture. He has his PhD in Japanese Literature and has trained in multiple forms of Japanese theater. His wife and her family are Japanese nationals and Professor Kominz has permanent residency in Japan. You do not know the person uncharge of these productions and students behind them. What gives you the right to put them down?