1) Theatre in Japan
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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 the genre, many kabuki theaters had an all-fema.....
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(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 actors, called onnagata, emerged to .....
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