Kabuki Fan Symbolism | Japanese Culture

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Classroom Material
Keywords
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 symbolism fan props
Subjects
The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Kabuki Fan Symbolism | Japanese Culture

In this video, Kabuki master Shozo Sato discusses the origin of fan use in Kabuki theater and demonstrates the common usage and symbolism of the various fan movements, using the fan to represent a tray, a sunrise, the wind, rain, cutting with a knife, drinking, and other items and ideas.
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PBS Learning Media

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