Important scenes in this form may use a door called the "snapping turtle" or one of two extensions of the stage called "flower passages.
Important scenes in this form may use a door called the "snapping turtle" or one of two extensions of the stage called "flower passages." Notable plays in this form include The Disputed Succession and Earth Spider, and performers in this style attach generation numbers to their names to signify training distance from its originators. It was the first form to use a revolving stage, and though it was originated by the woman Okuni, since 1652 the "onnagata," crossdressing men, have played all the female roles. FTP, name this stage form which became popular around 1600 in Japan, supplanting the upper-class Noh drama.
Important scenes in this form may use a door called the "snapping turtle" or one of two extensions of the stage called "flower passages.
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