Kabuki is one of Japan’s traditional theatrical arts. Its inception goes back to the latter part of the 16th century and, with extensive and continuous evolution, it has now been perfected into a state of classical refinement. Though not as flourishing as it once was, the kabuki theater retains a wide popularity among the people, and is in fact drawing quite large audiences even now. Dulaang UP staged Kanjincho, a dance-drama or shosha-goto, which is primarily and almost exclusively dance. In this dance-drama, the actors danced to the full accompaniment of vocal and instrumental music. This tells a story of Minamoto Yoshitsune, who tries to get passed the gates guarded by Indeed, Dulaang UP’s version of this Japanese play was faithful
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