Kaiten, Circling to Change Scene, in Kabuki Dance

Use of movement on the bare stage to change the imagined scene is a technique common to kabuki dance, kyōgen, and even the nō theater. Here Bandō explains how this technique is used to change place, time, and character.

A location change turn in the piece Tadanobu

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A character change turn in the piece Ryūsei

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