kabuki
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Summary
kabuki is a theatrical genre[1]. kabuki ranks in the top 3% of theatrical genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,780 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Founder: Izumo no Okuni[4]
- Named after: kabukimono[5]
- Subclass of: theatre of Japan[6]
- Commons category: Kabuki[7]
- Country of origin: Japan[8]
- Inception: 1603[9]
- Reference URL: https://kabukimask.com/what-is-noh-theater-and-its-purpose-in-japanese-culture/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kabuki[11]
- Described at URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00163[12], https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00163[13], https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00163[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[16]
- Native label: 歌舞伎[17]
- Different from: noh[18]
- History of topic: timeline of kabuki[19]
- Has part(s) of the class: kabuki play[20]
- Practiced by: kabuki actor[21]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan[22], Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[23], Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[26]
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Influence
Things named for kabuki include Kabukichō[27], a chōchō[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1948[30] and Kabuki syndrome[31], a designated intractable/rare disease[32].
Why It Matters
kabuki has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] kabuki is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
kabuki has been cited as an influence by Ziggy Stardust[35], an alter ego[36], founded in 1971[37] and Kihachirō Kawamoto[38], a film director[39], 1925–2010[40], of Japan[41], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class[42], specialised in animated film[43].
Entities named for kabuki include Kabukichō[27], a chōchō[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1948[30] and Kabuki syndrome[31], a designated intractable/rare disease[32].
FAQs
Who did kabuki influence?
kabuki has been cited as an influence by Ziggy Stardust[35] and Kihachirō Kawamoto[38].