kabuki

classical Japanese dance-drama
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kabuki

Summary

kabuki is a theatrical genre[1]. kabuki ranks in the top 3% of theatrical_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,707 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • kabuki is in the country of Japan[3].
  • kabuki's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[4].
  • kabuki's founder is recorded as Izumo no Okuni[5].
  • kabukimono is named after kabuki[6].
  • kabuki is a type of theatre of Japan[7].
  • kabuki's Commons category is recorded as Kabuki[8].
  • kabuki's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • 1603 marks the founding of kabuki[10].
  • kabuki's reference URL is recorded as https://kabukimask.com/what-is-noh-theater-and-its-purpose-in-japanese-culture/[11].
  • kabuki's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kabuki[12].
  • kabuki's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00163[13].
  • kabuki's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00163[14].
  • kabuki's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00163[15].
  • kabuki's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16].
  • kabuki's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[17].
  • kabuki's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '歌舞伎'}[18].
  • kabuki's different from is recorded as noh[19].
  • kabuki's history of topic is recorded as timeline of kabuki[20].
  • kabuki's has part is recorded as kabuki play[21].
  • kabuki's practiced by is recorded as kabuki actor[22].
  • kabuki's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan[23].
  • kabuki's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[24].
  • kabuki's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity[25].
  • kabuki's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • kabuki's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[27].

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Definition and Type

kabuki's instance of is recorded as theatrical genre[4]. kabuki is a type of theatre of Japan[7].

Origins

kabukimono is named after kabuki[6]. kabuki's founder is recorded as Izumo no Okuni[5]. 1603 marks the founding of kabuki[10].

Influence

Things named for kabuki include Kabukichō[28], a chōchō[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1948[31] and Kabuki syndrome[32], a designated intractable/rare disease[33].

Why It Matters

kabuki ranks in the top 3% of theatrical_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,707 views/month).[2] kabuki has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] kabuki is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

kabuki has been cited as an influence by Ziggy Stardust[36], an alter ego[37], founded in 1971[38] and Kihachirō Kawamoto[39], a film director[40], 1925–2010[41], of Japan[42], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class[43], specialised in animated film[44].

Entities named for kabuki include Kabukichō[28], a chōchō[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1948[31] and Kabuki syndrome[32], a designated intractable/rare disease[33].

FAQs

Who did kabuki influence?

kabuki has been cited as an influence by Ziggy Stardust[36] and Kihachirō Kawamoto[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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