An Invitation to Kagura

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Richly illustrated, and based largely on sources inaccessible to the non-Japanese speaker, this book provides a rare glimpse into kagura (Shinto theater), a performance style with roots predating even noh drama. Coverage includes the history of the art, the kagura stage, schools of performance, synopses of plays and ceremonies, movement and choreography, kagura costumes, masks and mask-making, implements, decorations and special effects, the music of kagura, and related folk arts. There are also additional sections with comparative materials on noh and kabuki. A new world of theater awaits...