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Greek Theatre Analysis
Kathakali
This clip was so different from English and European theater that is more common for me to watch. The costumes were so different than what English theaters costumes are like. They were very colorful and big they are more outgoing then English theater. They had a very different culture than our English culture, and they embraced hat character and they kept how they lived as part of their show. They also danced very differently than what I am used to when watching theater.

Kabuki
This show was very different from what I am used to seeing. The music was so very different and so southing, it really showed this cultures storytelling and their history. The way they were dressed was very true to that culture and what they wear during their shows. Her movements are very intentional yet very peaceful, it is so different from what I’m used to and how in our theater we move so differently from this. The way the woman plays a heron and truly embraces the part of a graceful bird, it is so different in a beautiful way that thy can embrace such a different character.
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In the very beginning you could see the difference it started with them singing songs of their culture. The sets and the costumes were very different but still told part of their story. They were dressed in their cultures attire and it made the show different but still a show that is telling a story. This show does remind me more of English and European Theater they are close but still

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