TOKYO — Utaemon VI, one of the last of the great Kabuki actors, who helped nurture the traditional theater after World War II, has died. He was 84. Utaemon died of chronic respiratory failure at his ...

Great news! You don't have to sit down for four hours without having a clue as to what is going on watching Kabuki, one of Japan’s must-see traditional performing arts. Kabuki is now more accessible ...

Kabuki is struggling to recover after the death of two leading actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Kanzaburō. This double-blow puts pressure on the younger performers to play a more prominent role, ...

In a curious parallel, borrowing from the original Great Kabuki, a 75-year-old Japanese retired professional wrestler, our Kibukamusoke earned his title by unleashing metaphorical Tornado winds upon ...

Sir, Andrew Moravcsik characterises the Brexit debate and manoeuvring as a “long kabuki drama” and explains the theatre form as one in which actors “employ masks, make-up and illusions” (“The great ...

The acting is as immediate as it is timeless in its precision, presence and grace. The tragedy takes root in small gestures and eloquent tableaux to expand with inexorable force. The same actors who ...

From one great to another, the focus this time is on The Great Kabuki. Another famous Japanese professional wrestler, he s often credited as being the first to perform the Asian mist spray attack.

Certain wrestling enthusiasts may remember The Great Kabuki from the WWF Royal Rumble in 1994. That was the man's only real in-ring appearance for the company, but he was also one of the heels ...

Great news! You don't have to sit down for four hours without having a clue as to what is going on watching Kabuki, one of Japan’s must-see traditional performing arts. Kabuki is now more accessible ...