kabuki architecture
The traditional Japanese kabuki stage has some special characteristics. During the Kanbun era (1660s), the development of sets with backdrops paintings and the pull certain were established. The venue took place in an open air market structure theatre. When the Bafuku in Kyoho permitted the establishment of full public theatres for the first time, the first real wood and stone theatre buildings were constructed.
The appearance of hanamichi passageway was a milestone in the kabuki theatre. it extends from the back of the audience seating to the stage on the left side of the theatre as viewed from the audience, while the provisional hanamichi, when used runs on the right. In the other technique, the main actor exits the stage on the provisional hanamichi and reappears on the main hanamichi while the stage set is changed. The main hanamichi also contains the most important lift, suppon (snapping turtle), a small lift about two thirds of the way down the passageway where important characters often make their fantastic entrance.
In genbun era, we see the completion of kabuki theatre stage. At this time, advancements of the kabuki stage were invented such as seri(lift) and mawaributai (revolving stage) , which are the primary techniques of kabuki staging today. The invention of revolving stage came about not simply as a mechanism for changing the stage scenery in a smooth manner, but more importantly, allowed the scenery to change right there, in front of the audience’s very eyes, giving rise to that unique feature of kabuki called “light up set change”. During this age, many other techniques were devised one after another, including the sets that come up on lifts (zeri age), diagonally rising lifts, overturning sets, flipping flats and others. Then, the Edo kabuki playwright came up with extraordinary devices such as wheeled pull sets and roll out platform. Those techniques are used even today with drop curtains in order to change scene in an instant.
In 1889,
The appearance of hanamichi passageway was a milestone in the kabuki theatre. it extends from the back of the audience seating to the stage on the left side of the theatre as viewed from the audience, while the provisional hanamichi, when used runs on the right. In the other technique, the main actor exits the stage on the provisional hanamichi and reappears on the main hanamichi while the stage set is changed. The main hanamichi also contains the most important lift, suppon (snapping turtle), a small lift about two thirds of the way down the passageway where important characters often make their fantastic entrance.
In genbun era, we see the completion of kabuki theatre stage. At this time, advancements of the kabuki stage were invented such as seri(lift) and mawaributai (revolving stage) , which are the primary techniques of kabuki staging today. The invention of revolving stage came about not simply as a mechanism for changing the stage scenery in a smooth manner, but more importantly, allowed the scenery to change right there, in front of the audience’s very eyes, giving rise to that unique feature of kabuki called “light up set change”. During this age, many other techniques were devised one after another, including the sets that come up on lifts (zeri age), diagonally rising lifts, overturning sets, flipping flats and others. Then, the Edo kabuki playwright came up with extraordinary devices such as wheeled pull sets and roll out platform. Those techniques are used even today with drop curtains in order to change scene in an instant.
In 1889,