Kabuki 
Kabuki
Definition
Ka·buki (kä bo̵̅o̅′kē, kə-)
noun
a form of Japanese drama dating from the 17th cent.: it is based on popular themes, with male and female roles performed by men only, chiefly in formalized pantomime, dance, and song
Etymology: Jpn, nominal form of kabuku, to be divergent, to deviate: in ref. to the early evaluation of this drama form
Kabuki
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dance: Kabuki dance: growing from the need to provide a more suitable accompaniment for the dancing.
- theater: Mid Edo period kabuki theater By the 18th century the authorities allowed the addition of a roof.
- form: For example, kabuki dance form, mentioned above, maintains a basic structure of six main sections.
- actor: Virtual gallery of Kunisada's prints of kabuki actors.
- performance: In a kabuki performance, the tsuzumi perform as a single pair, or sometimes double or triple the line with additional performers.
- drop: The only soft good props are a backdrop with Avril's red star logo and a kabuki drop at the start of the show.
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