Portrait of an onnagata
Description
Men playing the stage roles of women is as old as the history of theater; in the tradition of Kabuki, the portrayal of female characters has become a tradition of its own. This program looks at the history of Kabuki and the role of women, and looks particularly at the dynastic development of the onnagata-the female impersonator-and the intricate techniques and details by which a thoroughly masculine male transforms himself into a man's dream of the womanly woman: more feminine and more perfect than any real woman, young lover, geisha, or princess.
Runtime
30 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1990
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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