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ASIAN THEATRE
Asian theatre : live performances, fearuring actors or puppets, native to Asia.
Masks in India were mainly for retelling storys of Ramayyama and Mahabharta and other puranic literature.One famous mask used was the Kolam mask it was used for cerimonal dance and drama. The masks in India were mainly for retelling storys of Ramayyama and Mahabharta and other puranic literature.one type of mask that was used very often was the Kolam masks. they were used for cerimonial dance dramas.
Asain theatre typically combines storytelling, dance, music, mime and masks.most Asain theatre combines several art forms.
Much of traditional theatre in Asia arose from religeous ritual.There are also shamanism whitch is rituals involving spirits.
The word Kabuki means song,dance,and skill. And later in Kabuki thetre women were b anned from the stage.Only adult men could now act on stage.
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