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Traditional Japanese theatre is among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment kyōgen; kabuki, a dance and music theatrical tradition; bunraku, puppetry; and yose, a spoken drama. Modern Japanese theatre includes shingeki (experimental Western-style theatre ...
Underground (アングラ) theater movement that emerged in Japan in the 1960s as an experimental and avant-garde form of theater. It challenged both Western-style shingeki and traditional Japanese theater forms, often performing in non-traditional spaces.
Theatre of Japan; Glossary of Japanese theater; Kanteiryū, a lettering style invented to advertise kabuki and other theatrical performances; Kyōgen, a traditional form of Japanese comic theatre that influenced the development of kabuki; Oshiguma, an imprint of the face make-up of kabuki actors, as artwork and souvenir; Noh, a traditional form ...
Noh (能, Nō, derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent") is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. . It is the oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today.
Bunraku (文楽), also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century. Nōgaku theatre 2008 00012: Nōgaku (能楽) is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater. It is composed of the lyric drama noh (能), and the comic theater kyōgen ...
Shingeki (新劇, literally "new drama") was a leading form of theatre in Japan that was based on modern realism.Born in the early years of the 20th century, it sought to be similar to modern Western theatre, putting on the works of the ancient Greek classics, William Shakespeare, Molière, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekov, Tennessee Williams, and so forth.
Butoh (舞踏, Butō) is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Following World War II, butoh arose in 1959 through collaborations between its two key founders, Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.
Nōgaku (能楽) is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater. It is composed of the lyric drama noh, and the comic theater kyōgen (狂言). Traditionally, both types of theatre are performed together, the kyōgen being interposed between the pieces of noh during a day of performances.