USA/China are performing a Japanese Kabuki play meant for entertaining the masses in both countries. The play needs intrigue and some villainy. From our seats in the audience, the villains are wearing red stars....
Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a classical
Japanese dance-
drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate
make-up worn by some of its performers.
The individual
kanji, from left to right, mean
sing (歌),
dance (舞), and
skill (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing". These are, however,
ateji characters which do not reflect actual
etymology. The kanji of 'skill' generally refers to a performer in kabuki theatre. Since the word
kabuki is believed to derive from the verb
kabuku, meaning "to lean" or "to be out of the ordinary",
kabuki can be interpreted as "avant-garde" or "bizarre" theatre. The expression
kabukimono (歌舞伎者) referred originally to those who were bizarrely dressed and swaggered on a street.