Dance of the Left: Taiheiraku

          Taiheiraku

          		Taiheiraku danced outdoors at Meiji Jingu in Tokyo
           

          Taiheiraku is one of the dances of the left. It is said to have originated in T'ang. The dancers represent warriors in the costumes of the T'ang military. Its title, the Music of Great Peace, symbolizes the role that the military had in maintaining and ensuring peace. The robes use for Taiheiraku are the most complex and elaborate of all the Bugaku costumes used in the Jaanese Imperial Household today.

          Links to related pages

          Ya-yueh in Korea.
          Yen-Yueh in T'ang China and in Korea.
          Japanese Kagura
          Court Dance
          The Shosoin Imperial Repository.

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          The border is a section of the silk robes worn by dancers of the Left Group of the Imperial Palace Music Ensemble.
          This particular is an old version of the dance, Sanju.

          Last Updated 12.16.98