| 1 | The dance of the geisha has evolved from the dance performed on the kabuki stage. | |
| 2 | In response, kabuki theaters switched to boy actors for the female roles. | |
| 3 | Kabuki is now in an age of renewed popularity as a fresh generation of stars has taken over the leading roles. | |
| 4 | Times are now good for kabuki, but that was not always the case. | |
| 5 | They expected a minor demonstration of, say, Kabuki costume technique, or perhaps butoh suspension performance. |