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A (Index List)

The supporting actor to the shite (main actor) in kyōgen. When there are more than one ado, they are...

The curtain separating the kagami no ma and stage. The curtain is often made of a five-colour silk b...

Noh chants are made up of numerous shōdan, and ageuta refers to the shōdan or their form. Beginning ...

Ai, written with the kanji meaning “middle,” refers to the role of the kyōgenkata in Noh. Appearing ...

Aimai refers to when two or more dancers dance simultaneously on the same stage. Aimai is also refer...

One type of kazura, or wig, worn by the performers. Traditionally made of yak hair. The bangs are wo...

Written with the same kanji as “to bow,” this extremely widely used term essentially means “to atten...

The area to the far left facing main stage past the line connecting the shite-bashira and the fue-ba...

A type of lined kosode, or short-sleeved kimono, mainly worn as the innermost layer of a male charac...

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