Kabuki is the term used to refer to the practice of a type of Japanese theater of traditional origin in this land, it is characterized by giving the public a show full of elegant drama, with the use of very elaborate makeup on the faces of the actors. The word read from left to right means singing, dancing and skill, therefore in its translation kabuki means “the ability to sing and dance”; However, another meaning that is used is "out of the ordinary", in this way the kabuki-type theater can be described as strange or empirical depending on the view of the critic who observes the work.
Kabuki uses a different type of stage from the other theatrical ideas, this type of stage is known as hanamichi which has the appearance of a “path”, it extends throughout the audience and is where both the entrances and exits are made. own dramatic of the thematic related; The stages of this type of theater have been evolving through technology continuously, among the innovations we can mention the use of revolving stages and false doors, capturing a greater proportion of the public's attention.
Sometimes within a kabuki play the changes in the scenography are made in the middle of the course of the scenes without the actors leaving the premises, that is to say that the scenography is modified with the curtains fully open and with the actors in full swing action, the individuals with the responsibility of executing these changes within the scenography are known as "kuroko", they are fully covered under a black clothing, so that they are considered by the public as "invisible" and continue to appreciate the performance of their companions.
According to the theme of the work there is the classification of kabuki in three strata or categories: jidaimono which are put in scenes that speak of Japanese history, sewamono where domestic situations after the sengoku period are explained and finally shosagoto which are stories told through dance.
