Nihon Buyō
Learn some fundamentals of Kabuki movements, taught by Kaya Yamazaki. By following step-by-step instructions, you will be learning how to sit on the floor and bow, how to use a dancing fan, how to stand, walk, and move using masculine and feminine techniques, and much more.
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Noh, like other traditional Japanese arts, is constructed on the basis of formal building blocks peculiar to the form. These are called kata, and, in this video workshop Noh performer Oshima Kinue introduces eight of them. Watch as she expertly guides you through body postures, arm movements, and walking techniques to convey the formal essentials of Noh movement.
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Walking technique variations depending on the character’s age, social class, and occupation.
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The essence of Japanese dance: watch as Kaya presents several contrasting examples.
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