PACIFIC RIM

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PACIFIC RIM!
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KABUKI

• Founded in the 17th century by an actress named
  Okuri.
• By mid-17th century, Kabuki was very popular.

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The Stage

• Rectangular platform
• Audience on all three sides (THRUST STAGE)
• Trap doors, which added opportunities for tricks
  and surprises
• 2 bridges built forward into the audience for
  more affective entrances

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The Actors

• Only males were allowed to act
• Onnagatas were males who specialized in womens
  roles
• They must be a dancer and a pantomimist, in order
  to get the full affect of the play

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Chikamatsu

• Lived from 1660-1724
• He was considered the Shakespeare of Japan
• His plays range from heroic tragedy to melodrama,
  and satire to farce.