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place of origin
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time of origin
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image and video
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China
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Shang period (c. 1600 BC – c. 1046 BC)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nuo_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm8mLM41EccDUW7GdU0FvZR2zywgruFVU
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Karnataka
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1st millennium BC
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- satutíko dráma σατυρικό δράμα [ell]
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Greece
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c. 500 BC
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Greece
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late 4th century BC
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Andhra Pradesh
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3rd century BC
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tholu_Bommalata
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6-lZW1w0djDm_q4SChYUiU0mYi_oJPgz
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China
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1st century BC
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shadow_puppets_from_China
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- तोल्पावकूथु [hin]
- തോൽപ്പാവക്കൂത്ത് [mal]
- தோல்பாவைக்கூத்து [tam]
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu
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300
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tholpavakoothu
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb9a8BFKBkhwZkOA13ud06VAh-Vr04BmN
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China
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Tang period (618 – 907)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pinghua
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZ8KCQrd4FxPRqaU2mibt0mOk_txobNO
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Indonesia
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c. 840
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Topeng_dance
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv4CpjaFjjjVY2l94znqWMzQTgS01c7MH
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- wayang wong [ban,ind]
- wayang wong ꦮꦪꦁꦮꦺꦴꦁ [jav]
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Java, Bali
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before 930
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wayang_wong
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm--esuAkjSIfA3QB-M3YUFrMcE4tynaJ
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- wayang kulit [ind]
- wayang kulit ꦮꦪꦁꦏꦸꦭꦶꦠ꧀ [jav]
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Java
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1st millennium
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wayang_kulit
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6H9hwhDVm1D4ECfpYNTaaP1JrWNEKuEh
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Vietnam
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Lý period (1009 – 1225)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ch%C3%A8o
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7l7Wv0fMTvyXi1HO6_v-CSfWoN8RlncN
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- lkhaon khaol ល្ខោនខោល [khm]
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Cambodia
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10th century
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxOAAeI8qAz9ZkzKvMB-3l4SfB1kHH7nJ
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Vietnam
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11th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Water_puppetry
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszYmoHaKCVDWqSUlVPl8hadKSb1wDlX-
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Japan
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11th century
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF09A124A02E14D2D
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Anhui
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Ming period (1368 – 1644)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hui_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV7BXrm3YUUlW8LL25H5jRY6NpOgBa2vu
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- ludruk ꦭꦸꦢꦿꦸꦏ꧀ [jav]
- ludruk [ind]
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East Java
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13th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ludruk
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJdaMmpTLwB51Ed8MBKhmSBuUryvd5amJ
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China
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13th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Opera_from_Canton
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb_PEYrI1NoK0xtazEoGAcJl-IT0rNVmx
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Vietnam
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c. 13th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tu%E1%BB%93ng
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGix9imuP9BMeXkn-g_dqFWBGIE_hx1H4
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Chaoshan
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1420s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Teochew_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzXzCtBFeezVI1aE8i_SJQftwCyA7q9os
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- bhavāi ભવાઇ [guj]
- भवाई [hin]
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Gujarat
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14th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bhavai
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlh3-G_vcZH66CWwla9HLw28UGQ-KiQXG
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Japan
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14th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ky%C5%8Dgen
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbyd8IEsR0rhRCcKpVEnQjpAS9og-w4PH
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Tibet
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14th century
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnOSH5j1sQh94r7gQ_KvJISZ8oYRtWarm
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Japan
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14th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:N%C5%8D
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzwuV9Ya9MM9mVnJAHCPEuaAGP1QT56Qh
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Mathura
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early 15th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rasa_Lila
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpEzxJUCMsoe9B-lQlnVeghaWHpRH85h8
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Vietnam
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15th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ca_tr%C3%B9
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEF7D374D56F9CC84
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Thailand
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15th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nang_yai
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjTGFaeY7hxM3TClGzj0ej6yMGCUXnmI
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Italy
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15th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ballet
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRfVBqmR55sQ-XepK6cMgJyVOnkwQHv7
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Florence
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1551
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commedia_dell%27arte
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5F413B9DD583175
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- yakṣagān यक्षगान [hin]
- yakṣagāna ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ [kan]
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Tulunadu
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1556
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yakshagana
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5rbxJkp1ROA1TxkhCaBiJWxr4Fyfhend
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Florence
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1597
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyVhqe7h7P0dWctHb-Qy6AYnIVbT5kpwn
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Kunshan
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16th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kunqu_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7y-SrBW-VpdSE4nrsAV70RnIUwECaSUz
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Turkey
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16th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Karag%C3%B6z_and_Hacivat
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7LO8Qcjj5k76zeHm8HZrH-QbNV3kyQq9
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- kathakaḷi കഥകളി [mal]
- कथकली [hin]
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Kerala
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c. 16th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kathakali
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbr4VasIWZjvH2l2IvIUrkDlsRk5bwIB7
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Kyoto
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1603
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kabuki
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHyFkz79nZZAQhIiis2aytbaC6PSI3Isg
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Kyoto
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Edo period (1603 – 1867)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Manzai_(comedy)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMPAXR0Xqlt5ZHLvITVkbhcKX88Bg7ly
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Kyoto
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Edo period (1603 – 1867)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rakugo
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm1Ud0iHGAMhj-5w5uU1t64P43hSnv2sN
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Fuzhou
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1600s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Min_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbwx_ppGoUPr5Dy7gzVseS0IpWdl_1iWi
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England
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1662
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Punch_and_Judy
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbyfqEQQTbFQgFxDHTjw9QHxoC81ipX_e
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Osaka
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1680s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bunraku
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU1zaZ1kFwidkFJVwcmN0vxpsxaFJLISk
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Central Vietnam
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late 16th century – early 17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:B%C3%A0i_ch%C3%B2i
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4MZjItI6OzmwOVPckEhvDT0S0AaD_Zz
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Iran
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early 17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Naqq%C4%81li
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy8_7Ey1_I1XHQTg--ob9J0nawZ1Clhrz
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Fujian
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Glove_puppetry
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaS1YDdgfxC2hmTfC3iGUK0JkPbEDer7v
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Korea
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Changgeuk
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7PQQOp_hK2TkJC-fA73uJy-oEVh8rV58
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Thailand
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khon
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIwqKH_BQ5a3buGTV2GH9mjUKrfEfCmN8
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Korea
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pansori
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmRlB1s-SS0A02E-Vd_KD3k0pXLQwe9m
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Suzhou
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Suzhou_pingtan
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhbYKZKr81ec-UrUmyHweP4wO-xJjvYR1
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- wayang golek [ind]
- wayang golek ᮝᮚᮀ ᮍᮧᮜᮦᮊ᮪ [sun]
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West Java
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17th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wayang_golek
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLHhJ_HK12-1CML60OoE1vIq4w7n1IMl0
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Shanghai
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Qianlong period (1736 – 1795)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shanghai_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbrsfzzZiqPJGCHBOtHuL9390NeGagckY
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Hunan
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Jiaqing period (1760 – 1820)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Huaguxi
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPS0DgnYUVVRvoS0C7xnBbUPwREBrRw8I
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Burma
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Beijing
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1790
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Peking_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0CMuHlvyv_JO2Eaj04lKGv9lZvI3-Vps
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Iran
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middle 18th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ta%27ziyeh
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLetL2lyDjO9grNXGTqHqS8RBcqqql9_w-
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China
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Daoguang period (1821 – 1850)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Crosstalk_(comedy)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4EBB8360479ADFA
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- arja [ind]
- arja ᬅᬃᬚ [ban]
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Bali
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1825
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCNEGGRCZol2DiSwppqjLiimIqA1ShFZw
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Britain
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1830s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Music_hall
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXqrKGmP9bFLOo7DVhz4moKrvNNvpRWm
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Paris
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c. 1850
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Operetta
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLavmPI4w6buS4MAvkpbDLH0tOxitef-xf
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United States of America
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1860
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_2TSzWgtSF6WqHCZGLcsg_e6zbvM0Ixq
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Shaanxi
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1871
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yisushe
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL70gIzcHUxVEbKymvfJrG6m9cpSRn5OWv
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United States of America
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early 19th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Minstrelsy
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLymiykBMZ67leCG1tZNtILAD_3BYk121z
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- Victorian burlesque [eng]
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Britain
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middle 19th century
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjbm5RvC-EXXxFFOySqWlYcsrNZgsLXR1
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Northeastern China
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19th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Errenzhuan
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH74FMljwAZpxu8xDiLOUGQENSNtV1Kpz
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Southern Thailand
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late 19th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Likay
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdcxBBeaSy6uhaXBtdHRMcTecum_YdJFN
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Burrma
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c. 1900
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4GvZnEc86NwJT_4jH6smAfBZ7RBn_kBj
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- gēzǎi xì 歌仔戲 歌仔戏 [cmn]
- kua-á-hì 歌仔戲 歌仔戏 [nan]
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Taiwan
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1900s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taiwanese_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwjopH3g5G9_yIubvVcB-eUncLqbe-PhQ
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Wuxi
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1900s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Xi_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVRpOZyMPxK4IR_gy2Ykx01cXcxFimB-Z
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Shengzhou
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1906
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yue_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP_Hs7lGPluh0bJi5pztMFYziPFYfoX0C
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- ketoprak [ind]
- kethoprak ꦏꦼꦛꦺꦴꦥꦿꦏ꧀ [jav]
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Java
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1923
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ketoprak
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDD9P84T2kDvEBTGJS0yfGHa-akPfMjcT
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China
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1920s
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxytCsiG4itNmDbDy8G7km3sTKUhlogcK
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Jinhua
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1950s
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wu_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUeuHBQUvfGiHkqWAsnmnWW1xjeBIGKoJ
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Southern Vietnam
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early 20th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:C%E1%BA%A3i_l%C6%B0%C6%A1ng
https://www.youtube.com/mC-_YN1qEBk?list=PLc4mgBBgp1XsIT7pZXarsMUbelj2E4e3_
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- lenong [ind]
- lènong لينوڠ [bew]
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Jakarta
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early 20th century
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-dR7nsMx1J2R1oWNrSiae4Rn2z5v8gTW
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Tangshan
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early 20th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ping_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8uizFS_lbCfZMrJ0uqi2rlM2sehOQHqq
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- randai [ind]
- randai رنداي [min]
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West Sumatra
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early 20th century
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Randai
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOEvycWOh18w6gTMiGc5Lb9BhnG6z9OuR
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Greece
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP-HNJ0oE81tMKRr4FLrsnaW2jYL0CX-V
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Sichuan
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sichuan_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt1zKFJXVcUltVIQDCJvqzCxiRMSBqecn
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Quanzhou
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gaojia_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_dn5H-1Kw6GpT7UJ9-8TZx8cdJVlC5-_
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Yancheng
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Huai_Opera
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- Huángméi xì 黃梅戲 黄梅戏 [cmn]
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Huangmei
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Huangmei_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt1zKFJXVcUkuxHos6ekQ5eb_HF_ksD3A
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- kaṭhputlī nŕtya कठपुतली नृत्य [hin]
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Rajasthan
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kathputli_(puppetry)
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- kūṭiyāṭṭaṁ കൂടിയാട്ടം [mal]
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Koodiyattam
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxa0sTc9blcldSIfmWn03zqUlPd_pZPef
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- lkhaon-nang-sbaek ល្ខោនណាំងស្បែក [khm]
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Cambodia
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nang_Sbek_Thom
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNObmxczimtww9mnyhG32uP69wYpqHJAE
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Quanzhou
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Liyuan_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvNGUDQtkFjZFdD84z8Xqg_3YVYPfspf2
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Shandong
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:L%C3%BC_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-C04xnCf7ac-M-Mif-UctCuH2671LtI
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- nǎng-dtà-lung หนังตะลุง [thi]
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Thailand
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nang_talung
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSvZFl7QzFAp8EoVGy305t8Eo75gvyDwD
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Wenzhou
|
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ou_opera
(partial) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLldCW_qEwNYkFcgdQWQvLm16WGFff1hpr
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Putian
|
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Puxian_Opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgdOlbgG8OTL9UEwBW_JfODQoksTOG5mo
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Shaoxing
|
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shao_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx-U8uOKyHCgsbuaEmv2unGz6TlxierJt
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Yangzhou
|
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yangzhou_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz68OlMnFE2GjLwHSv1CxIa6QQxI7D2da
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Henan
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yuju_opera
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt1zKFJXVcUm0B-3JU1KusCW_CxLO_mtF
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- ओट्टंथुल्लल [hin]
- ഓട്ടൻ തുള്ളൽ [mal]
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ottan_thullal
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYa8vfuE4So85peUb1suW1nCyGj4Vm2C
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chakyar_koothu
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeaacbW31neRikMsf1SX8lX7b-JwmQTYk
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Kerala
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nangiar_Koothu
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcy91f0Iw69t1l0Mc5-Uo2G0tRnSKD8b6
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Kerala
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sheethankan_Thullal
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Cambodia
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khmer_classical_dance
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMmegp9BIGF6A0mhiu5oNt34mJrHsYhu4
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Northeastern India
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