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アングラ演劇 (anguraengeki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He is known as a leading figure in underground theatre.
Last night I saw an underground play at a small theatre.
Related words 小しょう 劇げき 場じょう 小劇場 refers to small theatre spaces or the small-theatre movement, which often overlaps with but is not identical to the countercultural spirit of アングラ演劇.
前ぜん 衛えい 演えん 劇げき 前衛演劇 (avant-garde theatre) is a broader artistic term, while アングラ演劇 specifically implies an underground, non-commercial, often politically charged context.
Etymology Wasei-eigo compound of English 'underground' and 演劇 (theatre). The term emerged in Japan's post-war counterculture movements, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
