Kabuki, Drama, and Plenty of Parasols

posted by Khara Hanlon on Friday, Jul 27, 2012
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This photo is of Tokuho Azuma (born Yamada Kikue) in Musume Dojoji (The Maiden at the Dojo Temple).  In the 1950s Tokuho led Azuma Kabuki, a traveling show, that toured the US to expose the west to traditional Kabuki.

 

Here's an exerpt of a more recent production:

 

 

It's so cool!