[DOC] [TLE] Kabuki - Wikipedia [PAR] Kabuki () is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known 
for the ... Male actors played both female and male characters. ... performing, 
cross-dressed male actors, known as onnagata ("female-role") or oyama, took 
over. ... Kabuki theater and ningy jruri, the elaborate form of puppet theater that 
later... [DOC] [TLE] Onnagata - Wikipedia [PAR] Onnagata or oyama are male actors who played women's roles in Japanese 
Kabuki theatre. The modern all-male kabuki was originally known as yar kabuki 
(man kabuki) to distinguish it from earlier forms. In the early 17th century, shortly 
after the emergence of the genre, many kabuki theaters... [DOC] [TLE] Theatre 131: Test #4 (Chapter 6) World Theatre Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] Roots go back to 17th Century remains popular todaya male form since 1652--
adult ... 1675-1750 developed rapidly and evolved most of its present 
characteristics as a full-fledged ... The Onnagata (women's roles) are always 
played by menfemale ideal created by .... Balinese Shadow Theater called 
Wayang Theater... [DOC] [TLE] Kabuki | Japanese arts | Britannica.com [PAR] In modern Japanese, the word is written with three characters: ka, signifying ... 
The Kabuki form dates from the early 17th century, when a female dancer named 
... the Noh and to jruri, the puppet theatre that developed during the 17th century
. ... a special group of actors, called onnagata, emerged to play the female roles;
... [DOC] [TLE] KABUKI: HISTORY, THEMES, FAMOUS PLAYS AND COSTUMES ... [PAR] Yoshitaki Utawgawa Kabuki is a popular form of Japanese musical drama 
characterized ... Both male and female acting roles are performed by men. 
Kabuki has been influenced by Noh theater and bunraku puppet plays. ..... By the 
end of the 17th century the kabuki stage had adopted one of its characteristics, 
hanamichi or... [DOC] [TLE] Classical Japanese Theater - WW Norton & Company [PAR] Antiquity through the Eighteenth Century: Classical Japanese Theater ... During 
the thirteenth century drama evolved into an elevated form called sarugaku Noh 
... Noh stages were standardized during the seventeenth century and remain 
unchanged today. ... Kabuki practitioners are called onnagataactors of female 
roles. [DOC] [TLE] Kabuki - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 27, 2014 ... Kabuki theater and ningy jruri, the elaborate form of puppet theater ... Little of 
note occurred in the development of kabuki until the end of the century, when it ... 
Some kabuki troupes now use female actors in the onnagata roles, and ... The 
kabuki stage features a projection called a hanamichi (; flower... [DOC] [TLE] Japanese Culture - Entertainment - Kabuki Theater - Japan-Zone.com [PAR] Strangely enough however, this art form was created by Okuni, a female shrine 
attendant, in the 17th century. Although greatly influenced by the aristocratic noh,
... [DOC] [TLE] Onnagata - Revolvy [PAR] Onnagata or oyama ( Japanese : , "woman-role"), are male actors who 
... known as yar kabuki (man kabuki) to distinguish it from earlier forms. In the 
early 17th century, shortly after the emergence of the genre, many kabuki 
theaters ... or female impersonator of his time and was an artist of ability, who 
developed... [DOC] [TLE] Kabuki - SamuraiWiki [PAR] Jul 10, 2016 ... While the Noh features a more reserved, minimalist aesthetic, and while the ... 
known as keren; dramatic poses called mie; a distinctive form of chanting; and ... 
Traditionally, in the 18th-19th centuries, kabuki theaters were two- or ... Those 
worn by onnagata (actors playing female roles) are purple in color,... [DOC] [TLE] Kabuki - Unesco [PAR] Kabuki is a Japanese traditional form of theatre, which originated in the Edo 
period at the beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular 
among townspeople. ... Male actors specialized in women's roles are called 
onnagata. ... Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its own particular 
music,... [DOC] [TLE] Life During the Edo Period [ushistory.org] [PAR] A lively theater scene, with superstars in top acts playing

Question: Developed in the 17th century, this form of theater features men called "onnagata" in female roles
Answer: kabuki