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Japanese Theatre
Japanese Theatre
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International Studies
Graduate
03/03/2012

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Term
Japanese Teatre: Religious Traditions
Definition
Nature Worship, Shintosim ("way of god"), Zen Buddhism
Term

Ancient Dance Forms (Buyo)

1. Gigaku

Definition
A type of masked buddhist ritual.
Term

Ancient Dance Forms (Buyo)

2. Bugaku
Definition
traditional Japanese dance that has been performed to select elites mostly in Japanese imperial courts for over twelve hundred years
Term

Ancient Dance Forms

3. Sangaku

Definition
A type of mime and acrobatic entertainment.
Term

Ancient Dance Forms

4. Sarugaku

Definition

Miscellaneous arts combining song, dance, acrobatics

-imported from China in Hsian Period, 782-1183

-established in the Kamakura period, 1184-1335

Term

Ancient Dance Forms

5. Dengaku

Definition
comic plays
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