TOKYO -- The number of applicants to training programs related to traditional Japanese performing arts such as Kabuki and Noh is shrinking, casting a deep shadow over the long-term future of ...

Kabuki, with its elaborate makeup and costumes, fast-paced action and lively atmosphere, usually comes to mind when people think of Japanese theater. But there's a more esoteric form of theater called ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. Jul 25, 2016, 01:54am EDT Jul 25, 2016, 01:34pm EDT This ...

In a Bay Area blessed with a multitude of traditional Christmas chestnuts, Theatre of Yugen's captivating and enchanting take on Dicken's A Christmas Carol is a must-see addition to the scene.

Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C) performs during a dress rehearsal for 'Dojoji', a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C ...

Based on the Charles Dickens classic, the reimagined story in Meiji era Japan is told using a combination of noh, kyogen, kabuki, and butoh, bringing this classic story to life in a fashion unlike any ...

FROM the busiest intersection of Tokyo’s main street, the Ginza, it is only a few steps to the Kabuki-Za, the principal theater dedicated to the presentation of Japan’s most colorful form of drama, ...

A sparkly red drum kit resembling Star Bar is the last thing you'd expect in an ancient Japanese Noh drama. It's also the first thing you see in this erotic ghost story about a woman hospitalized for ...