Kabuki kids: The children of Japan's traditional theater

The Japan Times: Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his schedule has also included lessons in sword fighting, choreography and fan dancing — preparations for his kabuki debut. The French-Japanese boy made his first appearance to rapturous applause this week under his new stage name, Onoe Maholo, at Tokyo’s Kabukiza theater, the storied home of the classical art form.