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Glossary

These are selected definitions for the theatrical terms relevant to the Global Shakespeare Video and Performance Archive.

 

 

Glossary

  • Alexander Technique
  • Biwa (Japanese instrument)
  • Biwa hōshi
  • Bunraku (Ningyo Joruri)
  • Butoh (Japanese Dance)
  • Crosstalk (Xiangsheng, Chinese drama form)
  • Distancing effect (Brechtian Verfremdungseffekt)
  • Gamelan (Indonesian instrumental ensemble)
  • Hanamichi (Kabuki stage design)
  • Hua Ju (Chinese drama form)
  • Jingju (Peking opera, Beijing Opera)
  • Kabuki
  • Karakuri Ningyo (Japanese mechanical dolls)
  • Khon (Thai dance)
  • Kunqu (kunju or kun opera, form of Chinese opera)
  • Kyogen (Japanese theater form)
  • Nihon buyo (Japanese theater dance)
  • Noh
  • Randai (Indonesian folk theater form, uses silat)
  • Shingeki (Japanese ‘new theater’)
  • Sho-gekijo (Japanese ‘Little theater’)
  • Silat (also Pencak Silat, Malaysian martial arts)
  • Super Kabuki
  • Suzuki method
  • Takarazuka Revue (Japanese all-female musical theater)
  • Topeng (Indonesian theater dance)
  • Wayang Kulit (Indonesian shadow puppet play)
  • Yueju

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