kabuki dance
Stylized Japanese performance
Kabuki dance refers to the stylized, dramatic movements in kabuki, the classical Japanese theatrical form known for elaborate costumes, makeup, and exaggerated gestures.
In American political and business slang, kabuki (or kabuki theater, kabuki dance) describes an elaborate performance or negotiation where the outcome is predetermined—all show, no substance: The budget talks were pure kabuki; both sides knew they'd compromise.
- mieIndonesian wheat noodles
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- playRecreation or staged drama
- aragotoBravura kabuki performance style
actor · painted faces · stage · costume · grand entrance · gestures · theater · stylized · kata · masks · political theater · brinkmanship · performance · bunraku · tradition · drama · taiko drumming · Japanese aesthetics
kabuki dancemethod acting
Performance through lived emotion
realism · street dance · naturalism · improvisational theater · improv
kabuki dancedirect action
Confrontational political tactics
kabuki danceballet
Classical dance on pointe
ballroom dance · modern dance · flamenco · Irish step dance · tap dance