Kabuki Theater in Hong Kong
One of the most fascinating aspects or traveling to other countries is in the art forms of that particular region. Entire histories of cultures are written into the texts of the literature, poetry and plays, as well as painted on the canvases or thrown on the potting wheel. Sometimes the history occurs during a performance, and sometimes the history is in the development and the techniques of any given form. One of the performing arts that is traditional in Hong Kong, and in the entire region of Asia. This ancient form of drama has been continually popular, even in modern times, when the scripts were not so modern. Part of the reasons for this occurrence is that it is not a medium that is about contemporary issues and society. Much like the silent movies of Hollywood, or the Westerns, or the Shakespeare plays being produced, these are forms in and of themselves. Westerns or pieces of Shakespeare’s work, just don’t seem to fit well when modernized and this is true for the Kabuki Theater traditions.
This traditional art form is best experienced live, and many staying in the best Hong Kong hotels, on vacation and holiday will want to head out to see at least one performance during their trip. This theater has been transforming and evolving from the inception and creation of it during the end of the sixteenth century. This is a classical statement that has become perfected over time. And while not as popular as it once was, audiences still attend in large numbers. This theater was born in a time when the separations of the classes was very observed by the society, such as the noted difference in all aspects of life between that of the common man, with that of the king or even the warrior. Those in the class of the commoner, where the merchants at the time, who although had become very wealthy, were still considered to be inferior. And as many oppressed societies have done throughout history, the Kabuki was created by the merchant class as a way of entertaining, while expressing their emotions and frustrations.