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Art and Performance

How Plays develops Art and Performance.

The plays themselves are meta-theatrical, with characters commenting on their own roles, dances, and songs—as in Yamanba, where a singer performs the story of a she-devil, and in the chorus's explanations of symbolic gestures, highlighting the transformative power of art to convey truth and emotion.

Where it surfaces

  • Act II

    The sacred dance and music performed by the god and the chorus highlight the ritualistic and performative aspects of worship and celebration.