Tariksani theatre traditions

Theatre as we would know it often takes a back seat in tariksan to storytelling. The nation's strong ideals about story often lead those with bardic abilities to become lone storytellers, both to cover more ground and to have adventures themselves. Even groups that existed were less focussed on the dramatic performance than in the neighbouring nations to tariksan, such as the Duadena skalds. However, over time the country became more populated, and several schools of theatrics became established.
The oldest is Mklvaa, a direct import from Kadrik. Plays rely on a fairly large core cast rather than one main character, using as many effects and costumes as the troupe can obtain. Usually the overaching plot has minimum importance and consits of almost stand-alone scenes; as such Mklvaa plays are often very long, designed to be dipped in and out of at festivals. While certain groups may have preference for comedic, heroic, or tragic performances, a traditional Mklvaa involves elements of all three.
Most popular, and considered by most to be the "traditional tariksani" style, are Syuringplays. Almost a direct decendant of skaldic storytelling, they are usually performed in the round, and tend to be more pared down than the extravagant Mklvaa. Most syuringplays can be performed by 3-5 people around a campfire, and involve some level of audience participation, often with players "borrowing" items from spectators to use as props. Strictly speaking, a syuringplay has two "acts" that are very seperate in tone, with the first being comedic and the second serious, with the idea being to bring people into the story with jokes and then keep them to impart the serious lessons of the story. Unsurprisingly this is frequently subverted for a variety of reasons, especially in the north point district where these plays find the most favour.
A third significant influence came in the 300s PG, from Davmiran and South Samurellan cultures. Dian is a very musical style of performance (similar to opera or modern musicals) that is most often only voice and various percussion. Dian stories almost always end with the main character's death, even if the rest of the story was a tale of their heroic deeds. Unsurprisingly, Dain is often linked to the fate of Davmire and Samurella after their invasion by the Yan'Katar, and plays are usually culturally charged in some way.