The World of Kabuki: What is Kabuki?

Shozo Sato, Kabuki master, provides an overview of Kabuki, pointing out major characteristics.

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The Two Gals by Anndrena Belcher

Scene from Macbeth Kabuki-Style

Shakespeare Meets Kabuki: Scene Introduction

Kabuki Makeup

The Actor's Technique

Shakespeare: Scene from Much Ado About Nothing

Introducation to Greek Drama

History of Theater

Visual Art: Early 20th Century Arts

Visual Arts: Ellis Wilson

Visual Arts: Outdoor Installation: Truman Lowe

Visual Arts: Speed Art Museum Docent

Dance: Pavane Discussion

Dance: Pavane

Dance: Bransle Discussion

Dance: Bransle

Visual Arts: Painting: Robert Tharsing

Theater: West African: Anansi's Rescue from the River

Music: Renaissance: Performance: Sicut Cervus by Palestrina

Dance: Performance: Jazz: Heat and Ode to Sabrina

Music: West Africa: Music of Mali

Music: The Classical Period: Music Examples from the Classical Period

Dance: Modern: Hot

Visual Arts: Expressionism: Landscape

Music: Ecuador and Bolivia: Music of the Andes - Introduction and Performance: Mujeres y Ninos (Bolivia)

Music: Cuba: The Latin Beat - Performance: El Cuarto de Tula

Dance: The African Root: Afro-Cuban Dance

Dance: The African Root: West African Dance

Dance: Dances of Ivory Coast, Africa

Dance: Dances of Latin America

Dance: DanceSense (the complete series) - Program 2: The Dance of Culture

Dance: Dancing Through Time

Dance: DanceSense (the complete series) - Program 9: Jazz Dance

Dance: DanceSense (the complete series) - Program 3: Dance in America

Dance: DanceSense (the complete series) - Program 3: Dance in America

Visual Arts: Subject Matter and Genres

Music: Asia - Indonesia: Balinese Gamelan Orchestra

Music: Beethoven

Music: Beethoven's Emperor Concerto

Theater: Cultures, Periods, Styles: Uncle Tom's Cabin

Theater: Neo-Classicism: Tartuffe, Scene 2

Theater: Neo-Classicism: Tartuffe, Scene 1

Music: The Genius of Beethoven

Music: The Classical Period: Mozart and Haydn: Haydn's Theme and Variations on God Save Francis the Emperor

Music: The Classical Period: Mozart and Haydn: Mozart's String Quartet in C

Music: The Classical Period: Mozart and Haydn: Haydn's Divertimento in C for String Quartet

Music: The Classical Period: Mozart and Haydn: Introduction

Music: The Medieval Period

The World of Kabuki: Japanese Aesthetics

The World of Kabuki: Kabuki Fan Symbolism

The World of Kabuki: What is Kabuki?

Drama: Performance Excerpts: Hamlet

Dance: Dance Onstage

Dance: DanceSense: The Elements of Dance

Dance: Unit 12, Segment 2 (Jazz Dance)

Dance: Unit 12, Segment 1

Dance: Unit 11, Segment 1

Dance: About Stepping

Dance: Jamaica Funk

Dance: The African Root: Salsa Dancing

Dance: The African Root: Moving in the Clave Rhythm Pattern

Dance: The African Root: Warming Up to the Clave Rhythm Pattern

Dance: The African Root Understanding the Clave Rhythm Pattern

Dance: The African Root: West African Dance: Choreography

Dance: The African Root: Connection between the Music and the Movement

Dance: The African Root: Description and Warm-Up

Music: Introduction to Impressionism/Post-Impressionism

Music: Performance: Sicut cervus by Palestrina

Music: Introduction to Jazz: Style

Music: Introduction to Jazz: Origins

Music: The Colonial Period: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Music: The Four Voices

Music: What is Music

Visual Arts: Painting: Robert Tharsing

Visual Arts: Abstraction: Gerald Ferstman

Visual Arts: Making Art. Ancestor Masks

Visual Arts: Poor Man's Africa