Onnagata : a labyrinth of gendering in kabuki theater /

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"Kabuki is well known for its exaggerated acting, flamboyant costumes and makeup, and unnatural storylines. The onnagata, usually male actors who perform the roles of women, have been an important aspect of kabuki since its beginnings in the 17th century. In a "labyrinth" of gendering...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Isaka, Maki (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Kabuki > History.
Actors > Japan > History.
Female impersonators > Japan > History.
Kabuki > Histoire.
Acteurs > Japon > Histoire.
Acteurs travestis > Japon > Histoire.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Actors
Female impersonators
Kabuki
Frauenrolle > Theater
Weiblichkeit
Geschlechterrolle
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamentals: invitation to labyrinths of gendering
  • Introduction: a labyrinth of onnagata
  • Geneses of a maze: androgyne fatale
  • Femininity inside out: onnagata who pass
  • Denial of transience: forfeiting the androgynous charm
  • Prescription for femininity: onnagata who pass
  • Canonization: creating onnagata traditions
  • Femininity in circulation: texts in kabuki, kabuki in texts
  • Marginalized centers: bodies and personnel
  • Naturally disciplined: moving real on procrustean beds
  • Female onnagata in the porous labyrinth: the enunciated femininity and the enunciating masculinity
  • Origins of onnagata: modern reformation
  • Toward contemporary onnagata: art in their blood
  • Epilogue: the journey continues.

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