Kabuki Makeup | Japanese Culture

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Classroom Material
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KET Kentucky KY Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky educational television KET Arts toolkit arts arts toolkit toolkit social studies culture Japanese culture Japanese drama theater kabuki music acting dance Edo Period chounin hanamichi traditional makeup color line gender women Onnagata Kumadori
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The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Kabuki Makeup | Japanese Culture

In this video, Kabuki master Shozo Sato applies makeup to actor Michael Goldberg as he discusses about how makeup is applied and how colors and lines help suggest character. In Kabuki theater, makeup is used to express a character’s personality.
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PBS Learning Media

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