Yaksagana (English spelling)

Japanese: Yakśagāna(英語表記)Yaksagana
Yaksagana (English spelling)

...Manipuri group dance cannot be called folk dance because it has a group formation that is described in the Natyashastra but is not found in other dances. A dance drama similar to Kathakali is the Yakśagāna, a folk dance drama from southwestern Karnataka. The dancers wear makeup and crowns similar to those of Kathakali.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yakśagāna" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…マニプリのグループ舞踊が民俗舞踊だと言いきれないのは,《ナーティヤ・シャーストラ》に述べられてはいるが,他の舞踊にはみられないグループによる隊形の組方が存在しているからである。 カタカリのような舞踊劇には,カルナータカ州南西部の民俗舞踊劇ヤクシャガーナYakśagānaがある。顔にはカタカリの踊手と類似したメーキャップをほどこし,冠をかぶる。…

※「Yakśagāna」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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