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Izumo no Okuni (出雲の阿国)
Okuni invented the style of dance and drama that became kabuki theatre. She was thought to have been a miko (shrine maiden) at Izumo-taisha who was sent to Kyoto in order to get donations for the shrine. She became popular for her dances and skits, performing in a dry riverbed of the Kamo River. Okuni gathered a troupe of entirely women (many of them prostitutes) and taught them to act, dance, and sing. Her troupe became increasingly famous, and many other troupes of female performers appeared. This style of theatre became known as “onna-kabuki” or “Okuni kabuki”. Okuni retired from performing in 1610 and disappeared. Her year of death is unknown. In 1629, the shogunate forbade women from performing in kabuki, thus creating the all male version of kabuki known today.
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Izumo no Okuni (出雲の阿国)

Okuni invented the style of dance and drama that became kabuki theatre. She was thought to have been a miko (shrine maiden) at Izumo-taisha who was sent to Kyoto in order to get donations for the shrine. She became popular for her dances and skits, performing in a dry riverbed of the Kamo River. Okuni gathered a troupe of entirely women (many of them prostitutes) and taught them to act, dance, and sing. Her troupe became increasingly famous, and many other troupes of female performers appeared. This style of theatre became known as “onna-kabuki” or “Okuni kabuki”. Okuni retired from performing in 1610 and disappeared. Her year of death is unknown. In 1629, the shogunate forbade women from performing in kabuki, thus creating the all male version of kabuki known today.

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