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• Asia is a colorful continent full of exciting events going on at any time of year, including religious, traditional and cultural festivals
• Spring Festival


  Also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, the grandest festival in China
• Chinese New Year is never on a fixed date, the dates vary according to Chinese Lunar Calendar ("beginning of spring")
• Core Traditions and Practices of Spring Festival

  • House cleaning and decorating
  • Family reunion dinner
  • Giving red envelopes - luck money
  • Setting off fireworks
  • Folk shows and temple fairs
• Taiko


  Japanese drums, ranging in size from a snare drum to drums as large as a car
• During the 1900's, taiko drumming became a musical art form that involved a music ensemble and tightly choreographed movements
• Kodo


  Taiko drumming group, the name can mean "heartbeat" or "children of the drum"
• Traditional clothing worn by Taiko performers

  • Happi (decorative, thin-fabric coat)
  • Hachimaki (traditional headbands)
  • Tabi (traditional Japanese socks)
  • Momohiki (loose-fitting pants)
  • Haragake (working aprons)
  • Fundoshi (loincloth)
• The backbone of Balinese culture is dance, which is performed during temple festivals and in ceremonies of the cycle of life and death
• Common Balinese dances

  • Kecak
  • Barong Dance
  • Legong
• Kecak


  Held in the open air at sunset, accompanied by the chanting of the chorus of men representing an army of monkeys, originated from a Balinese ancient ritual called Sanghyang
• Barong Dance


  A dance depicting a battle between good and evil spirit, Barong Keket is a half shaggy dog, half lion played by two men, his opponent is the witch Rangda
• Legong


  The most graceful and sophisticated of Balinese dances, involves three dancers - the two legongs and their 'attendant' known as the condong
• Yi Peng


  A lantern festival in Northern Thailand, features floating sky lanterns known as khom loi, celebrated on the full moon in the second month of the Lanna lunar calendar
• Loi Krathong


  A water lantern festival in Northern Thailand, celebrated by releasing lotus-shaped baskets, decorated with candles and flowers onto the rivers
• The main difference between Yi Peng and Loi Krathong is the type of lanterns used
• Kabuki


  A form of Japanese theater performance, sometimes translated as the "art of singing and dancing"
• Three Main Categories of Kabuki

  • Jidai-mono (historical plays, or pre-Sengoku period stories)
  • Sewa-mono (domestic plays, or post-Sengoku stories)
  • Shosagoto (dance pieces)
• Stage Design Elements in Kabuki

  • Hanamichi (flower path)
  • Mawari butai (revolving stage)
  • Seri-stage traps
  • Suppon (special stage lift)
• Elements of Kabuki

  • Mie (actor holds a picturesque pose)
  • Kesho and kumadori (make-up)
  • Katsura (wig)
  • Kuroko (stagehands)
• Kabuki Roles

  • Onnagata (female role, male actors)
  • Aragoto (rough style)
  • Wagoto (soft style)
• Nagauta


  A kind of traditional Japanese music played on the shamisen and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and provide reflective interludes
• Peking Opera / Beijing Opera


  The traditional theater art form of China that combines music, vocal performance, pantomime, dance, and acrobatics
• Main Role Types in Peking Opera

  • Sheng (men)
  • Dan (women)
  • Jing (painted face)
  • Chou (clowns)
• Vocal Music in Peking Opera

  Consists mainly of xipi (high-pitched, lively tunes) and erhuang (steady, deep tunes)
• Instruments in Peking Opera


  • Gongs
  • Drums
  • Clappers
  • Jinghu
  • Erhu
  • Yueqin
  • Pipa
  • Xianzi
  • Suona horn
  • Chinese flute
• Wayang Kulit


  A traditional form of shadow puppetry originally found in the cultures of Java and Bali in Indonesia
• Wayang shadow plays are usually tales from the two major Hindu epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata
• Components of the Wayang Kulit stage

  • Stretched linen canvas (kelir)
  • Coconut oil lamp (blencong or damar)
  • Banana trunk (gedebog or gedebong)
  • Puppet chest
• Vocal Elements in Wayang Kulit

  Dalang (puppeteer) uses their voice to animate the characters, employs a variety of vocal techniques, including suluk or sulukan (mood songs)
• Instrumental Elements in Wayang Kulit

  Accompanied by gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali
• Nang Yai


  A form of Thai shadow puppetry involving large shadow puppets made of buffalo hide or parchment paper, often depicting scenes from the Ramakien (Thai version of the Ramayana)
• Nang Talung


  Also known as "shadow puppetry of southern Thailand," features smaller, intricately carved puppets made from buffalo hide, used to perform stories from Thai folklore and local legends