Kanjuro himself has created pieces for Ainosuke, like this kabuki dance version of "Beauty and the Beast." The choreographer often must create the entire play, including the costumes and settings ...

and you can't wear a kimono and walk on a stage without knowing a few fundamentals of dance. 01:58 And I hear that you are the head of a style of dance. 02:02 Yes, I'm head of the Umemoto style of ...

Soon, other theatrical troupes in Kyoto began copying Okuni’s innovative style, and kabuki-odori became established as a distinct form of dance. This is the term that eventually gave us the ...

and by Japanese-Americans who taught nagauta samisen music and Japanese dance in the area. On top of that, professional Kabuki actors, such as Onoe Kuroemon II and Nakamura Matagoro II ...