Gekijo (劇場) is a Japanese word meaning “theater” or “performance venue”.
- 劇 (geki): “drama”, “play”.
- 場 (jo): “place”, “site”.
So 劇場 (gekijo) literally means “place of drama”, that is, a theater or cinema where plays or films are shown.
In Japanese it is used both for a place (cinema, theater) and for the “movie” or film version of a work, especially in the case of anime.
In shibari it refers to its performative expressions: shows, spaces or techniques specific to shibari taken to the stage.
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