Open AccessThe Narrative Generation of Kabuki
Author(s) -
Takashi Ogata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
impact
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2398-7081
pISSN - 2398-7073
DOI - 10.21820/23987073.2020.8.68
Subject(s) - kabuki , dance , narrative , drama , kabuki syndrome , visual arts , the arts , underpinning , expression (computer science) , literature , history , art , aesthetics , engineering , computer science , medicine , civil engineering , pediatrics , programming language
Japan has a long history of unique artistic expression which has created highly defined genres and styles. This formalisation and tradition have allowed Japan to be home to some of the oldest performing arts, the most famous being Noh and Kabuki. Kabuki, a form of dance-drama, is 400 years old and academics at Iwate Prefectural University are now examining the narrative structures underpinning Kabuki using novel AI techniques