Keren (外連 (ケレン), lit. 'outside party') are stagecraft tricks used in Japanese kabuki theater, making use of trapdoors, revolving stages, and other equipment...

in World War II Keren (given name) Keren (kabuki), Kabuki stagecraft Keren-happuch, the youngest daughter of Job (biblical figure) Keren, a composition...

still one of the most popular keren (visual tricks) in kabuki today; major kabuki theaters, such as the National Theatre, Kabuki-za and Minami-za, are all...

new and existing kabuki audiences alike, the dialogue was performed in modern Japanese, but traditional techniques were used for keren special effects...

(三代目 市川 猿之助, Sandaime Ichikawa Ennosuke), was a Japanese kabuki actor, famous for his love of keren (stage tricks). He was considered the king of chūnori;...

rapid appearance and disappearance, employ these innovations. The term keren (外連), often translated playing to the gallery, is sometimes used as a catch-all...

(keren) than Edo kabuki, and more subdued makeup, costuming, props and sets. In addition to its more naturalistic and realistic style, Kamigata kabuki...

creating seamless details on them. CG director, Takayuki Chiba studied keren, a kabuki stagecraft technique using various props to surprise audiences and...

name for Tokyo, Edo, and a main character named Sukeroku Hanakawado in a kabuki play called Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura. Sukeroku is a hero in the play...

the next scene is likely one of the largest, and most famous, keren stage tricks in kabuki. The entire roof tilts backwards and out of the way, revealing...

studied traditional Japanese Kabuki theatre at the famous Fujima School of Tokyo, specializing in onnagata (female) roles. Kabuki schools do not usually accept...