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   onnagata
   (from the article `Kabuki Goes West`) ...female roles, the actors needed wigs, and this led to the creation of one of the most advanced wig-making technologies in the world. When the ... ...kygen (sketches that provide comic interludes during Noh performances). During this period a special group of ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/21
   
   
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   Onnagata
   Onnagata or oyama (Japanese: 女形・女方, "woman-role"), are male actors who impersonate women in Japanese kabuki theatre. The modern all-male kabuki was originally known as yarō kabuki (man kabuki) to distinguish it from earlier forms. In the early 17th century, shortly after the emergence of...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onnagata
   
   

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