Japanese theatre
Kabuki and Noh
Japanese theatre encompasses several distinct performance traditions developed over centuries.
Noh is stylized, masked drama with roots in medieval ritual.
Kabuki emerged as popular entertainment featuring elaborate costumes, dramatic makeup, and all-male casts.
Bunraku is sophisticated puppet theatre with visible puppeteers.
These forms share elements of music, dance, and heightened staging that set them apart from Western realism.
- BunrakuJapanese puppet theater tradition
- Zen BuddhismMeditation-focused Eastern spiritual path
- shamisenJapanese three-stringed plucked instrument
- MusicFormal study of sound arts
- masksFace-covering disguises
- Asian theaterkabuki, noh, Beijing opera, bunraku, Peking opera
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