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Colour woodcut of actors and spectators inside an Edo-period Kabuki theatre

Kabuki

Kabuki is an Edo-period theatre tradition known for actor-centred performance, music and dance, inherited stage names, and technically inventive staging.

Painting of Kyōgen performers in formal costumes on an open stage

Kyōgen

Kyōgen is the spoken comic theatre of Nohgaku, using concise plots, stylized dialogue, and recognizable human types to turn conflict into performance.

Wooden Noh stage with a painted pine backdrop and bridgeway

Noh

Noh is a classical Japanese masked dance-drama built from chant, instrumental music, highly controlled movement, and a repertory transmitted through hereditary schools.