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A series of questions and answers related to japanese and korean culture, history, and dance. It covers topics such as the role of education and industrialization in japan, the characteristics of kabuki dance, the history of north korea, the korean creation myth, the mass games of north korea, and the indigenous religions of japan and korea. Useful for students studying japanese and korean culture and dance, providing insights into key concepts and historical events.
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By the nineteenth century education and industrialization became the focus of Japan but the way of the warrior was strong and the class system was stricktly enforced with the samurai as the most important social class. - ANSFalse In Kabuki dance there are stock characters that exhibit certain personality traits. What is the name of the character type that plays the superhero that struts and boasts displaying bulging muscles? - ANSAragoto In North Korea the "Democratic Peoples Party of Korea" was established in 1948, what was the name of the General who lead the country until his death in 1991? - ANSKim Il Sung In the dance form Bugaku performers wear masks that express strong emotion because it would be against decorum to distort ones face. - ANSTrue
In the Korean creation myth Hwan-ung takes a wife who at one time was a bear and together the have a child named Tan-gun who eventually becomes a powerful leader and the founder of Korea. - ANSTrue In the Mass Games of North Korea the 4 elements that comprise the event are gymnastics dance, precise military routines, backdrop, and music. Students volunteer to practice 3 months to perfect their performance. It is said that "developing Mass Games is important in training school children to be fully developed communist people". - ANSTrue In the movie "State of Mind" about the Korean Mass Games the beautiful backdrop was made of silk and moved fluidly as the performers passed by seeming as if it was dancing also. - ANSFalse In the original religion of Korea shamans helped people solve difficult problems. These shaman were women. What were they called? - ANSmutang Kabuki dancers often strike dramatic poses that can last up to twelve seconds which are designed to create dramatic tension and signify that the character is contemplating the conflict of the situation as he struggles to resolve it. What is this pose called? - ANSMie
What are the lavish entrances and exits called that are used in Kabuki dance theatre? - ANSRoppos What are the many gods of the indigenous religion of Japan called? - ANSKami What are the masked dance dramas of Korea known as? - ANST'alch'um What is the ancient indigenous religion of Japan? - ANSShinto What is the name of the Japanese modern dance that developed in the 1960s that began as a revolt against conventional ways in an effort to disclose truths and expose the superficiality of life. - ANSButoh What is the royal court dance of Japan called? - ANSBugaku What is the special Kabuki play called where dance is particularly emphasized? - ANSShosagoto What was the original religion of the Korean people known as? - ANSSinkyo
Which of the Korean dance forms is done in perfect rows of sixty-four performers, who stand in eight rows and eight columns? - ANSCourt Dance Who was one of the first modern dancers of Japan who developed a form of art called "Creation Dance"? - ANSBaku Ishii