kagura
Shinto ritual performance
Kagura is a type of traditional Japanese ceremonial music and dance performed at Shinto shrines, originally offered to please the gods.
The performances range from solemn court rituals to lively folk entertainment, often featuring masks and elaborate costumes.
We watched kagura dancers at the autumn festival.
Rhythmic bodily movement
- maskFace-worn concealment
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- musicOrganized auditory art
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
flute · troupe · movements · gestures · mythology · folklore · possession · trance
dance
Rhythmic bodily movement
drums · flute · troupe · movements · gestures · mythology · folklore · possession · trance · storytelling
Shinto
Japanese animistic tradition
- shrineSacred devotional place
- kamiShinto sacred spirits
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
offering · ceremony · sacred · priest · prayer · festival · blessing · ancestors · exorcism · invocation
Japan
East Asian archipelago nation
village · community · transmission · preservation · heritage · shamanic · origins · local · revival · intangible
- Japanese religionShinto, kami, Shintoism, Buddhism, torii
- Japanese Artskabuki, noh, bunraku, gagaku, taiko
- Japanese theaterkabuki, noh, bunraku, Bunraku, kyogen
- ritual dancessacred dance, ritual dance, tribal dance, devil dance, rain dance
- Shintokami, torii, jinja, shintai, Amaterasu
- Hogakukoto, shamisen, taiko, biwa, gagaku
kaguracommercial theater
Profit-motivated live performance venue
kabuki · variety show · popular entertainment · carnival · nightclub act
kaguraGregorian chant
Monophonic Catholic liturgical music
gospel music · Christian hymn · requiem mass · church service
kaguracontemporary dance
Freeform theatrical movement art
modern theater · avant-garde performance · experimental theater · performance art · virtual concert