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Glossary of performance terms (view source)
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*''Ryô'' 呂 - in Noh, the voice of joy, of breath exhaled, in contrast to ''ritsu''.
*''Ryô'' 呂 - in Noh, the voice of joy, of breath exhaled, in contrast to ''ritsu''.
*''Sajiki'' 桟敷 - box seats, either at a kabuki theatre, or along the road for watching a parade or procession
*''Shibai'' 芝居 - a play, typically used in kabuki and not in Noh.
*''Shibai'' 芝居 - a play, typically used in kabuki and not in Noh.
*''[[Shibai jaya]]'' 芝居茶屋 - teahouses attached to kabuki theatres
*''Shikiriba'' - the management office and ticket counter at a kabuki theatre<ref name=clark27>Timothy Clark, "Edo Kabuki in the 1780s," ''The Actor's Image, Art Institute of Chicago'' (1994), 27.</ref>
*''Shûmei'' 襲名 - an actor's passing down and/or taking on of a stage name (esp. in kabuki). For example, in June 2012, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III became Ichikawa En'ô II, passing on his name to his nephew Ichikawa Kamejirô II who then became Ichikawa Ennosuke IV. Productions officially said to be celebrating this ''shûmei'' continued through December 2013.
*''Shûmei'' 襲名 - an actor's passing down and/or taking on of a stage name (esp. in kabuki). For example, in June 2012, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III became Ichikawa En'ô II, passing on his name to his nephew Ichikawa Kamejirô II who then became Ichikawa Ennosuke IV. Productions officially said to be celebrating this ''shûmei'' continued through December 2013.
*''Wagoto'' 和事 - lit. "gentle pieces". A style of kabuki associated with Kamigata more so than Edo, featuring gentle male leads and romantic plots.
*''Wagoto'' 和事 - lit. "gentle pieces". A style of kabuki associated with Kamigata more so than Edo, featuring gentle male leads and romantic plots.
*''Yorizome'' - a ceremony held at the beginning of each new performance season, in which members of kabuki acting companies (troupes) come together for the first time that season<ref name=clark27/>
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