Kabuki dance

Kabuki dance

In common English usage, a Kabuki dance is an activity or drama carried in real life out in a predictable or stylized fashion, reminiscent of the Kabuki style of Japanese stage play.cite book
title=Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions
first=Elizabeth
last=Webber
coauthors=Mike Feinsilber
publisher=Merriam-Webster
year=1999
isbn=0877796289
pages=300
] [cite web
url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002843081_aliciacol25m.html
title=Budget's released: Everybody dance!
first=Alicia
last=Mundy
publisher=Seattle Times
date=2006-06-13
] For example, Tom Brokaw used the term to describe U.S. Democratic party and U.S. Republican party political conventions which purport to nominate their respective U.S. Presidential candidates when who the nominee will be is actually known well beforehand.

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