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Kabuki for the West (review)

Kabuki for the West (review) reviews Media Review KABUKI FOR THE WEST. Leonard Pronko and Jack Coogan. Insight Media, 2009. 94 minutes. DVD, $199. One of the challenges of teaching and learning Asian theatre movement in a classroom or workshop setting in the United States has been the lack of visual materials available in Japanese or English. Leonard Pronko, professor of theatre at Pomona College, together with Takao Tomono, have produced a DVD showcasing college students learning and performing English-language kabuki. This DVD presents possibilities in performance that can be achieved once actors and directors become familiar and proficient with Japanese per- formance styles. One of the important aspects of this DVD is the opportunity to see how such practices can be put into action, particularly for those who would like to incorporate Japanese theatre techniques into performance but do not know where to start. The DVD is divided into three segments. The first part showcases tra- ditional English-language kabuki that is directed and performed as closely to kabuki style as possible. Pronko introduces kabuki and describes it as a stylized total form of theatre. As we view excerpts of productions including Narukami, Gohiiki Kanjinchō, (Great Favorite Subscription List) and Fishing for a Wife, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Kabuki for the West (review)

Blumner, Holly A.
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 29 (2) – Feb 14, 2013
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reviews Media Review KABUKI FOR THE WEST. Leonard Pronko and Jack Coogan. Insight Media, 2009. 94 minutes. DVD, $199. One of the challenges of teaching and learning Asian theatre movement in a classroom or workshop setting in the United States has been the lack of visual materials available in Japanese or English. Leonard Pronko, professor of theatre at Pomona College, together with Takao Tomono, have produced a DVD showcasing college students learning and performing English-language kabuki. This DVD presents possibilities in performance that can be achieved once actors and directors become familiar and proficient with Japanese per- formance styles. One of the important aspects of this DVD is the opportunity to see how such practices can be put into action, particularly for those who would like to incorporate Japanese theatre techniques into performance but do not know where to start. The DVD is divided into three segments. The first part showcases tra- ditional English-language kabuki that is directed and performed as closely to kabuki style as possible. Pronko introduces kabuki and describes it as a stylized total form of theatre. As we view excerpts of productions including Narukami, Gohiiki Kanjinchō, (Great Favorite Subscription List) and Fishing for a Wife,

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Published: Feb 14, 2013

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