Kabuki Theatre.
This is an article that has a quick history of Kabuki theatre. It makes me think of Vaudeville. There are acrobats, songs, dance and acting. The comedy is easy to get, based on the in your face physical comedy that the two theatre types share. The movement is often exaggerated for comedic purposes. Men would play women in Kabuki. In vaudeville, anyone could play any sex but it was quite often seen, again for comedic purposes, women playing men or vise versa. Music and rhythmic beats would play throughout most of the show.

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