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Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859– 1935) gives an example of one of the earliest public discussions about the theatrical form called dance (buyō) based on Western scientific approaches in Japan.
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Tsubouchi Shōyō is most known for his theories of modern literature (shosetsu shinzui) as well as for his translations of the complete dramas of Shakespeare, but not so much as a pioneer in the theatrical reform movement of early Meiji-period.
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This page is a summary of: Die Zukunft des Japanischen Tanzes (1908), Asiatische Studien – Études Asiatiques, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/asia-2017-0037.
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