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Chapter 12: Early Theatre: Asian
Theater 10
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Undergraduate 3
06/02/2011

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Bunraku
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Japanese puppet theatre
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Hanamichi
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In kabuki theatre, a bridge runing from behind the audience (toward the left side of the audience) to the stage. Performers can enter on the hanamichi; important scenes may also be played on it.
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Hashigakari
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bridge in no theatre on which the performers make their entrance from the dressing area to the platform stage
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Kabuki
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Form of popular Japanese theatre combining music, dance, and dramatic scenes
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No
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Rigidly traditional form of Japanese drama combining music, dance, and lyrics
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Shadow play
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A play performed widely in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia involving intricately carved flat leather puppets that create patterns of light and shadow when their image is projected on a screen.
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